Jeanne Willis: 从自己的亲身经历出发，每个人都能创作故事！

About this episode

In this episode, Jeanne Willis shares her journey as a prolific author and offers insights into storytelling and writing for children.

嘉宾 | Guest： Jeanne Willis, a very prolific British author, with over 400 books published. Jeanne's books are known for surprising, humorous twist, thus very unforgetable. Apart from being an author, Jeanne is also a very interesting person, she had her wedding in London Zoo and her studio is like a mini Insect Garden. We had this conversation at her attic which is also her home studio in North London. 01:46 Quick Q&As 06:27 Childhood influence-- how Jeanne began her first book at 5 08:42 Jeanne's souces of inspiration 14:31: Jeanne talk about her favorite picture book Tadpole's Promise 22:01 Jeanne's advice to young parents 25:29 How has being a copywriter influenced Jeanne's writing style? 27:12 How Jeanne's style evoled over the years? 33:33 On  Boa's Bad Birthday 35:49 Jeanne's advice on writing 42:12 important things for children 节目中提到的书 | Books Mentioned： The Bog Baby Tadpole's Promise Stardust Boa's Bad Birthday 你可以在这里找到我们 | Where to Find Storyland： https://storyland.education/ wechat: Storyland童书研究所（ID:STORYLIVING)

People in this episode

Guest: Jeanne Willis

Topics covered

• storytelling
• children's literature
• writing advice
• inspiration
• author interview

Keywords

• Jeanne Willis
• children's books
• writing tips
• inspiration
• humor

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Bog Baby, Tadpole's Promise, Stardust, Boa's Bad Birthday

Places: London Zoo, North London

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