Martii Maclean lives in a tin shack by the sea, catching sea-gulls which she uses to make delicious pies, and writing weird stories for young people to enjoy. She likes to go for long bicycle rides with her cat, who always wears aviator googles to stop her whiskers blowing up into her eyes as they speed down to the beach to search for mermaid eggs. Or how about this? Martii Maclean is a teacher and teller of weird tales. She has shared the wonderful world that kids travel to via books for more than 25 years. Now, after developing her craft through studies in children’s writing at The Australian College of Journalism and The Queensland Writers' Centre, she is creating weirdly adventurous stories for children and young adults who want to read sMartii Maclean lives in a tin shack by the sea, catching sea-gulls which she uses to make delicious pies, and writing weird stories for young people to enjoy. She likes to go for long bicycle rides with her cat, who always wears aviator googles to stop her whiskers blowing up into her eyes as they speed down to the beach to search for mermaid eggs. Or how about this? Martii Maclean is a teacher and teller of weird tales. She has shared the wonderful world that kids travel to via books for more than 25 years. Now, after developing her craft through studies in children’s writing at The Australian College of Journalism and The Queensland Writers' Centre, she is creating weirdly adventurous stories for children and young adults who want to read something a little different. ...more
Martii MacleanI am lucky not to suffer too much with writer’s block. When a I am a bit stuck I will read over the last chapter I wrote and that usually draws me bac…moreI am lucky not to suffer too much with writer’s block. When a I am a bit stuck I will read over the last chapter I wrote and that usually draws me back in the story and gets my ideas flowing again.(less)
Martii MacleanThe best thing about being a writer for me is spending time in story worlds where anything from magic to monsters to time-travel is possible, and if I…moreThe best thing about being a writer for me is spending time in story worlds where anything from magic to monsters to time-travel is possible, and if I decide I don’t like something then I can just rewrite it and change it.(less)