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Q: Which three words describe you best?
creative curious cranky
Q: What is your favourite word?
wrap
Q: What makes you cringe?
Cruelty to man or beast.
Q: What are you afraid of?
The end
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
My wife
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Walking
Q: What’s your favourite food?
Cheese and onion roll
Q: What do you day dream about?
My next computer
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
To be a pilot, like my son.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Younger - today, anyway !
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Bilbo Baggins
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Sincerity
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
The British `Museum
Q: What has life taught you?
Friends are the most important things you can have.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
Sixty years.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
No - it grew upon me.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
Anywhere
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
Best - getting a fat royalty cheque. Worst - books going out of print.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Dreams, daydreams, the unknown parts of the brain. Things that happen, things I see.
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
Postman Pat
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
Do something else till it goes away.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
Professor Branestawm stories/
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Harry Potter
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
If you want to write, just do it !
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