When did you first know that you wanted to be an author?
I've loved writing stories for as long as I can remember. When I was in Grade 3, I was home from school sick one day and I wrote my first book, ‘The Haunted House.’ It won a school award and I was rapt. I still have the handwritten story in a folder. I didn’t think of becoming an author though until I was in my early 20s. It was then I started writing a story for kids but when I’d finished it I realised that I needed to learn some more technical skills. I enrolled in a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing and then went on to do my degree in Communications. It’s been a long road, finding time to write with the need to pay the bills in between, but I finally got there. It’s been an amazing journey.
Tell us about your books.
My books tend to be fast-paced, action-packed and funny. I didn’t go in with that intention, but it’s how the stories have turned out so far, and luckily they’ve resonated with kids, especially boys. My upcoming book ‘Hubert and the Magic Glasses’ is being published with New Frontier Publishing as part of the new Little Rockets series. It’s due out in August this year.
I've loved writing stories for as long as I can remember. When I was in Grade 3, I was home from school sick one day and I wrote my first book, ‘The Haunted House.’ It won a school award and I was rapt. I still have the handwritten story in a folder. I didn’t think of becoming an author though until I was in my early 20s. It was then I started writing a story for kids but when I’d finished it I realised that I needed to learn some more technical skills. I enrolled in a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing and then went on to do my degree in Communications. It’s been a long road, finding time to write with the need to pay the bills in between, but I finally got there. It’s been an amazing journey.
Tell us about your books.
My books tend to be fast-paced, action-packed and funny. I didn’t go in with that intention, but it’s how the stories have turned out so far, and luckily they’ve resonated with kids, especially boys. My upcoming book ‘Hubert and the Magic Glasses’ is being published with New Frontier Publishing as part of the new Little Rockets series. It’s due out in August this year.
The story is about a boy, Hubert, who loves playing soccer but is doing really badly at it, and is getting worse. It turns out he needs glasses but Hubert can’t think of anything more horrible – until he discovers the glasses he’s given are magical. The glasses are amazing but it doesn’t all go smoothly. This story came about from a comment I got one time from my school sports teacher. We were playing tennis, and I was absolutely hopeless. My teacher, trying to be helpful, suggested I wear my glasses while I was playing. The only problem was, I didn’t wear glasses. From there I thought about how great it would be if I did need glasses and better yet if they could magical transform me.
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3 Comments on Interview with Children's Author Candice Lemon-Scott, last added: 5/6/2012
Great interview, these books sound like fun reads, great to see more stories for boys out there.
I also loved Trixie Beldon :)
Superb interview Renee. I know Candice is not wicked but she certainly NEVER seems to rest. Great stuff. Can't wait to lay my hands on your (Candice's) new releases either - all sound amazing.
Thanks, Charmaine and Dimity. I was lucky enough to meet Candice at a workshop on the Gold Coast. She's just lovely and I can't wait to read her books!