Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley

Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?

An author! :)

Q: Which three words describe you best?

Creative, adventurous, brilliant! :)

Q: What are you afraid of?

Scary things.

Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?

Hanging out with my family.

Q: What do you do as a hobby?

Photography and miscellaneous art projects.

Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?

Honesty and the desire to become a better person.

Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?

Be true to yourself.

Q: What has life taught you?

Following my dreams always takes me to where I should be.

Q: How long have you been a writer?

Essentially my whole life. :)

Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?

When I was nine.

Q: Where do you do your writing?

At home, in the middle of the night.

Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?

Life, dreams, and talking to my family.

Q: What was your favourite book as a child?

Anything by Beverly Cleary.

Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?

Don't lose your voice! What you have to say is very important. Write the stories that are inside of you.