It's not often I link to teen web sites from Matilda. Then again, it's not often that we see a 15-year-old author with a book in the shops. Alexandro Adornetto, author of The Shadow Thief, is interviewed by Sarah Karakaidos on the "Bellaboo" website.
At times I'll be so focused on writing that my homework starts to pile up. Because of this, I have had to learn to manage my time carefully. I try to write everyday -- even if it's for a very short period of time. For focused writing you need blocks of free time and this usually only happens on weekends and holidays. Overall, I try to keep my school-life quite separate to my literary one.
