The author, Catherine Forde visited the school on Wed.
22nd February, spoke to pupils about her work and answered questions.
She uses a lot of colloquial language in her books and when asked if
she thought that it would be possible for a book to be written in text
format i.e. with the words in shortened form as in mobile phone text
messages she said she believes this will happen in the future.
Below
are some direct quotes from pupils after the visit.
It was interesting to find out
more about her books and about what inspired her. It was also interesting
how she could relate to teenagers |
Her books sound really good. I bought 2. It is interesting how
she relates to teenagers and it's great that she uses good music
in her books |
I think she explained how she made
her books and how she came up with the ideas really well. She came
up with some really good ideas. I think it is pretty interesting
how she knows how teenages think as well |
It was good to meet a real writer. She was down to earth. Quite
funny and she was really freaked out when I knew the names of her
2 sons |
It was interesting and a good experience - Audrey, Kirsty, Alan,
David, Aimee and Vicki |
It was good - she understood that we were missing PE - Sam |
Interesting - A true Author 5 out of 5 - Mark |
Interesting and inspirational visit for anyone thinking of writing
- Ben |
I liked her books - good humoured person. Cool
- Ross |
I think that she is good at getting a teenage
point of view and the slang is gid - David |
I liked what she said about how music is better
than English and reading - Steven |
She was a very considerate person. I have just
read her book called "I see you Baby" and really enjoyed it. She
is cool - Corri |
Some of her books seem quite deep but I think
the talk was good - Jade |
She was a nice person and her books sounded
good - Frank, Aimee, Lauren, Cara, Dianne and Samantha |
I thought it was really good and when she was
explaining her experiences with research and writing it really
made you think - Stacey |
I thought it was boring because I don't like
books - Gary |
It was good and she made it good to listen
to. It was not like a lecture - Sarah |
It was really interesting . When she was describing
one of her books it made me feel a little freaked out and made
me want to read it - Stacey |
She was very open about thoughts and feelings
towards the way she writes - Meghan |
I thought it was a good opportunity to meet
a real author. I found everything she had to say very interesting.
I especially was interested in her book "Fat Boy Swim". I thought
it sounded good |
It was good to meet an author. I was really
surprised how she relates to teenagers and that a good way to talk
about life as a teen was by music. I thought her books sounded
really interesting and how she got inspiration made being an author
sound easy |
She explained her books very well and made
me want to read them. |
I found it very interesting to meet a real
author and the things she said were very amusing. Her talk made
me think how easy it is to come up with ideas for stories and it
will help me in the rest of my essays |
I think it was good to meet an author. We found
out that a good way to talk about teenage life was through music |
Catherine Forde lives in Glasgow with her husband and
2 sons. Before becoming an author she worked as a lexicographer with
Collins and also taught in Secondary Schools. Her book, Fat Boy Swim
received critical acclaim for its honest portrayal of growing up in today's
world. Other titles by Catherine Forde include I See You Baby, Firestarter,
The Drowning Pond, Skarrs, Think Me Back and Exit Oz.
