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1. I was an only child, but large families fascinated me, so I invented one. With eight siblings to play with, I could focus on different characters in different books. I wrote both school stories and holiday stories, and also two related historical novels, about an ancestor of my modern-day Marlows. Some people found my school stories refreshing, and others didn't like the way I played with traditions. Wot, no midnight feasts?
2. I wrote lots of books, but my best known series was about a girl called Jill and her dealings with ponies. I let my heroine tell the nine stories about her, on the grounds that she had grown up to be a writer. Her mother was a writer too, but she preferred to write somewhat Blytonesque stories. My books about Jill have remained in print, and are still available.
3. I wrote a really long series of books and also some non-series titles. One of my non-series titles was "Circus Ring". I lived in both Australia and Britain, and managed to marry a distant cousin. Useful, that, since it meant I didn't have to change my surname. The heroine of my series was called Norah. She didn't marry her cousin, but her brother's old school chum.
4. I am a very distinguished writer who has been Children's Laureate. My books include the startlingly named "Bill's New Frock" and "Flour Babies". I write stylishly, and my characters are always strong-minded. They have to be, if they're boys carrying round bags of flour and pretending they're babies or trying to prevent their friends from hopping off the window ledge two storeys up.
5. I am an experienced and diligent writer of many titles. My best known series is about a girl who shares her name with a Russian Grand Duchess. I write entertainingly, and am really good at depicting family life.
6. I was one of the stalwarts of the historical novel, but unlike some of my peers who wrote many books set in different countries, I stuck mostly to one family and mostly to one English setting. My books aren't a laugh a minute, but they have been very popular. I did write other stories as well, some of which were contemporary.
7. I wrote historical novels, many centred on one family through different periods. One of my books was "The Gauntlet". My books are exciting adventures, and are still collected today. My real name was Ronald Oliver Felton, but I wrote my books under a pseudonym. Maybe that was because I was a school principal, and didn't want my cover blown.
8. I am an Australian writer who is probably best known for my series of "Tomorrow" books. My first book was called "So Much to Tell You". I certainly have a lot to tell, because I manage to be popular with readers and critics, and have produced many high-profile titles. The first book of my series has different titles in Australia and elsewhere.
9. I manage to be very well known in children's literature circles despite my comparatively low output. My first three books were fairly straight-forward fantasies, but then I produced a book which puzzled a lot of readers. My next puzzled even those who had understood the fourth one. Having had my fun, I wrote some short books called "The Stone Quartet". For my text trick...
10. I wrote a series of books set in and around a boarding school.
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