The Author Hotline
is
being developed by CW4K, or Creative Writing 4 Kids. They are the company behind a website that enables children to create and publish their own stories online. In its first year it has signed up over 2000 members and has been enthusiastically received by children, parents and teachers. In fact the response has been so encouraging that they are planning a huge expansion of its services. Embedding The Author Hotline into the site is part of that expansion...
For more information on CW4K CLICK HERE
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Read books, listen to music and watch movies
Q: What strange habits do you have?
None!
Q: What do you day dream about?
Having lots of money like Matt in my book Matt's Million.
Q: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done?
I don't do outrageous.
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Acting
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Carl Jung
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Kindness
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Watching Basil Brush saying 'Huuuuuummus'
Q: How long have you been a writer?
Over 25 years
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
When I went to a hypnotherapist to give up smoking.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
In my office, the warmest room in the house.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
Writing
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
Have a rest and have some fun.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
The Last Battle by C.S.Lewis
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Read lots
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Reading, watching movies, walking and thinking
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