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...
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Q: What were you like at school?
Shy
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
I always loved writing. I used to make mini illustrated non-fiction books for my little sister.
Q: What is your favourite word?
obelisk
Q: What makes you cringe?
A beautiful novel with typos in it.
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Watching Popcorn comedy - hilarious short films by talented film-makers
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
Photographs of my great-grandparents
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Music and political activism
Q: What strange habits do you have?
Reading the newspaper in the middle of the night
Q: What’s your favourite food?
Spicy Indian veggie dishes
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Trapeze artist
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Tenacity to fight for political change
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Ecuador
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
10 years
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
After several years of editing other people’s writing, I realised I could do it myself
Q: Where do you do your writing?
Anywhere and everywhere
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
Best thing: when you get a commission you really enjoy. Worst thing: not knowing when you’ll get a commission you’ll really enjoy
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
There’s no time for writers’ block with non-fiction writing – you’ve got a deadline.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
Too many to name but I was fascinated and terrified by The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again
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