I wanted to have a body of work behind me before I wrote about racism. Malorie Blackman More Quotes by Malorie Blackman More Quotes From Malorie Blackman When I wrote 'Noughts and Crosses', I was halfway through it when I realised this was very like 'Romeo and Juliet'... as long as you make it your own, and put your own spin on it, I think it's brilliant to use other great work to find your own voice. Malorie Blackman greatyouworklong What I wanted to do was use literature and different kinds of stories and poems as a springboard, tapping into the creativity of our teens - I wanted teenagers to come up with their own creative responses to literature - using books themselves as a starting point. Malorie Blackman owncreativitycreativeliterature
