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Dame Jacqueline Wilson has told an aspiring author to practice writing "when you wake up". Dame Jacqueline, who has sold over 35 million copies of her books, said she writes everyday straight after breakfast and urged Mia, 11, to do the same. "If I can manage to write up to about a thousand words early in the morning, no matter what else I'm doing that day, I feel at least I've got some work done," said Dame Jacqueline "Often I find my ideas are clearer then. It's as if I've got all the imagination going through all my dreams as if it's still there in my head. I think that's a good writing tip to pass on. Write when you wake up," she added. This clip is originally from 5 live Afternoon Edition Thursday 30th July 2015.
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