The Role of Luck - talking about writing for boys with Robert Muchamore

Robert happened to be writing his first children’s book at a time when Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series was about to make child spies the next big thing. He didn’t know this at the time, but he describes how useful Alex Rider was in getting his story noticed. He then went on to sell 13 million books – and counting – of the Cherub series starring James Adams, which are the most successful books I know for getting pre-teen boys avidly reading. That said, 40% of the people in Robert’s queues are girls, and he can write strong female characters too.

Thanks as always to Christopher Pett for production and editing.

Links to resources: 

Robert’s website: https://www.muchamore.com

Eddison Pearson literary agency : https://www.eddisonpearson.com

Cressida Cowell instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cressidacowellauthor/

Photo credit: Ed Miller