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Kathryn White
http://www.kathrynwhite.netkathryniwhite@hotmail.com
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Q: What were you like at school?
The Midlands
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
A train driver
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Playful, sociable, philosophical
Q: What is your favourite word?
Tea
Q: What makes you cringe?
Maggots
Q: What are you afraid of?
All sorts
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Recently
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
Imagination
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Sing and dance
Q: What strange habits do you have?
Drink gallons of tea
Q: What’s your favourite food?
Savoury rather than sweet i LOVE CHEESE
Q: What do you day dream about?
My car turning into a hovercraft when I'm in a traffic jam.
Q: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done?
Answer strange questions on a website.
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Rally driving
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Sometimes older, sometimes younger.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Calmness
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Venice
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Be yourself
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
Be more organized.
Q: What has life taught you?
Don't fret over small things.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
Ten years
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
There was. It was a hot summer's day and I suddenly began to write about a character far away in Africa. You could say he came alive for me.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
Notes by pen when travelling or at home, then final draft on PC
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
Best: Writing about my own characters, my own worlds. It's just great fun. Worst: Irregular income.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
I wish I knew the answer. I'd make a fortune.
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
None really. They're all so different, from ghosts to Egyptian queens. I suppose the most like me would be Mouse in my latest board book CHEESE HUNT, (Caterpillar Books) but only because I love cheese.
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
Play music
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
Rikki Tikki Tavi - The Jungle Book
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
The God Of Small Things
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Enjoy it.
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