The Autobiography of Diana Wynne Jones

[browngirl]

http://www.leemac.freeserve.co.uk/autobiog.htm

I stumbled across this today and am astonished. So far I've gotten up to "The Cottage". Her parents were a smidge neglectful. (Also, Beatrix Potter and Arthur Ransome's cameos are horrifyingly hilarious.)

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[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

If you'd like more, there's Reflections on the Magic of Writing (http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Writing-Diana-Wynne-Jones/dp/0062219898), a collection of Jones' non-fiction. I'm not sure whether that particular piece is included, but there's a lot of autobiography.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Wow, THANKS!

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful. Thank you for the link!

[vass]

Wow. Thank you for that. It was horrifying, but very instructive.

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

Ah, "Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011)[1] was an English writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults, as well as a small amount of non-fiction. Some of her better-known works are the Chrestomanci series, the Dalemark series; the novels Howl's Moving Castle and Dark Lord of Derkholm; and The Tough Guide to Fantasyland."