Early in the autumn of 1908, Potter wrote her publisher Harold Warne that she had several ideas for new books.

Potter wrote him that the cat tale would be the easiest to put together from her existing sketches but preferred to develop the mouse tale.

Between 1907 and 1912 Potter wrote miniature letters to children as from characters in her books.

Potter first wrote for BBC radio in 1936.

Potter wrote him describing the end of the battle and the injuries to the combatants:

Potter wrote she was glad he liked the drawings, and "if the book prints well, it will be my next favourite to Tailor.

Potter wrote the book in 1906 for her publisher's daughter, Nellie Warne.

It was also in 1968 that Potter wrote What is a designer.

Then in 1992, two years before he died of cancer at 59, Potter wrote a film version and sounded quite pleased with himself about it.

In addition to his output for television, Potter wrote novels, screenplays and stage plays.