Top 10 Things Adults Say When They Find Out I’m a Children’s Author

  1. You mean like Robert Munsch?
  2. Do you draw the pictures, too?
  3. How do you choose your illustrator?
  4. What kind of advance do you get for a picture book?
  5. You should write about my kids!
  6. When are you going to write a real book?
  7. Are you going to be the next J.K. Rowling?
  8. Kids’ books are easy to write. I could write one, if I wanted to.
  9. Where do you get your ideas?
  10. I’ve never heard of you.