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Q: What were you like at school?
I loved school,I enjoyed most lessons except sports because I was so terrible at it.In fact I even did latin to get out of doing P.E.(it was worth it!)
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
an artist
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Today
Q: What’s your favourite food?
I am a connoisseur of toast, with various toppings,like pesto, a current favourite.My dad thought I lived only on toast while I was away at college.And tomatoes- for some reason they make me happy.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Warmth.It makes the world a much nicer place.
Q: What has life taught you?
Don't look down.
Q: What is your favourite word?
darling
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
my Lamy propelling pencil. I feel very unsettled if I can't find it
Q: How long have you been a writer?
My first book was published in 2002 but I have always enjoyed writing in different forms since my childhood - stories, poems,letters (does anyone write letters now?) Now it is notes, lists, emails and hopefully a new book soon!
Q: Where do you do your writing?
In my head at first, then jottings in notebooks.The ideas can lie hidden in there for ages until I rediscover them and work on them a bit more.Trains and cafes are good places to write I think - I can blot out my surroundings more easily somehow.Random thoughts can appear at any moment though- I had the idea for Pirate Jam in the supermarket. I do my artwork in a studio at the top of my house, I can hear seagulls dancing on the roof.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Daydreaming, my family and things that surround us.
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
The Cat In The Hat, I love the rhythm of Dr Seuss's books.
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Just write.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
I think Pippi Longstocking, she was such a feisty character and after all she was the strongest girl in the world...
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