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My name is Cressida Cowell and I’m the author and illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and Wizards of Once book series.
I have spent 20 years writing middle grade fiction, and over those 20 years I have lost count of the times people have asked me, “Have you ever thought of writing for adults?” as if writing for children was some sort of second-best activity, something you do before moving on to the higher level of writing for adults.
Read more: A letter to educators from the author & illustrator of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ book series