Vivian French grew up in a world full of crazy stories, limericks, inaccurate nursery rhymes and dreadful poetry thanks to her inspirational father, who also introduced her to the genius of the Just So Stories – and that’s how she fell in love with writing her own
Who, or what, inspired me? H’m… to be honest, I have a bit of a problem with the word “inspiration.” To me it smacks of unicorns and rainbows and tinkly silver bells, and lady authoresses (is that a word?) draped with gauzy veils gazing out at misty sunsets, and I’m not happy with that. I think of myself as someone who works with words, as against wood and glue and nails; it’s what I do - I’m no different from a carpenter.