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Barbara Mitchelhill
http://www.barbaramitchelhill.combarbara.mitchelhill@btinternet.com
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Q: What were you like at school?
I talked too much and I often didn’t listen to what the teacher said because I was a dreamer and so I got told off quite a bit. I loved writing stories, turning them into plays and acting them out for my friends.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
I wanted to be a vet because I loved animals.
Q: What is your favourite word?
Chocolate
Q: What are you afraid of?
Being stranded alone on a small, cold island
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Yesterday, when my grandson told me a terrible joke.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
My family – although I guess they don’t count as a ‘possession’.
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Read, go to the theatre, listen to music, walk the dogs, eat delicious food with friends.
Q: What strange habits do you have?
Too strange to talk about.
Q: What’s your favourite food?
Chocolate
Q: What do you day dream about?
Whatever I’m writing about.
Q: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done?
I rang up a TV producer and asked him for a small part in his television series. I got it, too!
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Acting
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Much, much younger.
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Charles Dickens because he wrote so much and so well.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Hard work.
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
That persistence and determination are the most important qualities for success.
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
My butterfly mind.
Q: What has life taught you?
To be more patient and understanding of other people.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
Since I was about seven years old but I’ve been earning my living at it for about twenty years.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
No. I’ve always done some kind of writing.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
I have a fabulous office with a huge window overlooking fields of sheep. I love it.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
The best thing is that I love writing. The worst thing is waiting to see if somebody else likes what I’ve written.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Out of my head. They just pop up.
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
I don’t suffer from that (fingers crossed!) but if I’m a bit stuck in the middle of a book, I go for a walk over the fields with my dog, Ella.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
Wind in the Willows
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Wind in the Willows
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Read a lot and write a lot and don’t give up.
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