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David Belbin
http://www.davidbelbin.com/david.belbin@ntu.ac.uk
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Q: What were you like at school?
A daydreamer.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
A policeman
Q: What is your favourite word?
discombobulated
Q: What makes you cringe?
remembering embarrassing moments, none of which I’ll tell you about
Q: What are you afraid of?
What the forthcoming Tory government will do to this country
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Can’t remember, but I’m going to see Dave Gorman tonight and I laughed a lot the last time I saw him
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
A book called ‘The New Girls’ by Sue Dymoke. It’s a collection of poems by my partner, which she dedicated to me
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Swim, cycle, play table tennis, go to gigs and movies. I also collect indy comics, signed first editions and all kinds of music
Q: What’s your favourite food?
Duck with peas and lettuce, served with gravy and mashed potatoes
Q: What do you day dream about?
I used to daydream endlessly but stopped when I started writing novels
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Radio DJ
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Most days, fifteen years younger (or do I mean fifteen years old?)
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Nick Drake
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Havana, Cuba, where the photo above was taken, the christmas before last
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
I wish I’d looked after my teeth better when I was young
Q: How long have you been a writer?
I started writing seriously twenty-five years ago. I’ve been a professional writer for twenty years
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
I went to university to study Law. After four weeks, I dropped out of the course and decided I wanted to be a novelist, so studied English and American Literature instead
Q: Where do you do your writing?
In a book lined study at the front of a house in Sherwood, Nottingham
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
There’s no such thing. I sit at the desk until words come out and I don’t get up until I’ve finished my total for the session
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven series
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Great Expectations
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Read as much as you can. Write, then rewrite. Keep writing. Repeat ad infinitum.
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