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Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
An actor
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
My diaries
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Listen to music and watch TV
Q: What’s your favourite food?
pasta
Q: What do you day dream about?
Living near the beach in a warm country
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Much younger
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Elvis
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Politeness
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Sri Lanka
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Never give up trying
Q: What has life taught you?
Never give up trying
Q: How long have you been a writer?
Thirty-five years
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
I was a teacher and when my children liked the stories I wrote for them I decided to become a writer
Q: Where do you do your writing?
I have an office in my house
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
My diaries
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
Terry in Pop Rivals
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
Listen to music or go for a long walk.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
The Adventures Of The Little Wooden Horse
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Skellig by David Almond
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Never give up trying
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The Witch Who Loved To Make Children Cry
ISBN
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Published By
Coach House
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Pop Rivals
ISBN
978-1-906146-44-3
Published By
Discovered Authors
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It's A Boy Girl Thing
ISBN
0-09-943212-9
Published By
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Love Dreams
ISBN
978-1-407111-58-2
Published By
Scholastic
Status
In Print
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