David M. Brown

Q: What were you like at school?

Well-behaved but quite shy!

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

A writer

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

I try and laugh every day. My wife and I love comedy shows and the antics of our cats regularly make us laugh.

Q: What is your most treasured possession?

My wife (though she isn't a possession!) and our beautiful six cats

Q: What do you do as a hobby?

Reading, playing video games, writing, watching films, blogging, playing with my cats

Q: What’s your favourite food?

Lasagne

Q: What do you day dream about?

Having more time to write!

Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?

I went to Australia and New Zealand a few years ago and that was an amazing trip but my honeymoon in Cologne, Germany was fantastic. There were so many interesting museums and I loved the food.

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

To keep writing

Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?

To have more confidence

Q: How long have you been a writer?

About 13 years - most of that was spent creating my fantasy world of Elenchera

Q: Where do you do your writing?

In the living room, surrounded by cats with some great music in the background

Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?

I'm constantly talking through my ideas with Donna, my wife, and I find that this helps to keep things flowing.

Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?

Find an honest critic: it's great to hear that your work is 'perfect' but in the long run it doesn't help.