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...
For more information on CW4K CLICK HERE
Q: What were you like at school?
I was useless becuase I hated it. I didn't enjoy anything including english, maths, science and IT.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
An Actor
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Funny, Respectful, Knowledgeable
Q: What is your favourite word?
Writer
Q: What makes you cringe?
Scratching metal
Q: What are you afraid of?
Clowns
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
This morning, I have a laugh several times a day.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
My computer, it is where I not down all my ideas for new writing projects.
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Research, I use all my spare time researching about potential projects.
Q: What strange habits do you have?
I can come up with come backs to parents quickly.
Q: What’s your favourite food?
Chocolate
Q: What do you day dream about?
Getting a book published
Q: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done?
Get published in a magazine
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Ballroom dancing
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Older because I believe I am more mature then most teenagers around today.
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Jo Wiltshire
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Personality
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Lake District
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
There is no such thing as a bad idea
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
My writing style
Q: What has life taught you?
Dreams can come true
Q: How long have you been a writer?
1 year
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
When I was 16 and I had the chance to get published.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
In Penzance
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
Best: You can always think fo potential writing projects. Bad: Your mind is always looking for new ideas.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Friends
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
I write non-fiction
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
I research for new ideas.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
The story of Tracy Beaker
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Sneaky Parenting
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Believe in yourself.
Cornish World Magazine (December 2009/January 2010
Status
Out of Print
Cornish World Magazine (June/July 2010)
Status
Out of Print