Debra Clewer
Welcome to the round robin blog hop for November! Skye set us an interesting brief... to interview another writer. After considerable thought, I chose to interview Debra Williams, who writes under the name of Debra Clewer. I've known Debra online for some years, and, since her move to Tasmania, we've occasionally had a get-together in real time. I chose her as my subject because she is interesting, enthusiastic and is a puppet-maker as well as a writer. I asked five questions--and I hope you'll enjoy Debra's responses as much as I did. 1. How did you become a writer? My writing journey began in country NSW in 2015. Assisting in classrooms, I noticed how many children struggled with their reading and comprehension. My goal became to create stories to engage children’s imaginations with stories that they would like to read. When I was employed at a local school in the country NSW town where we lived, I tried out my stories on the target age group, and had a great r...