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Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
International Showjumper, then a rock star!
Q: What are you afraid of?
Fast Spiders
Q: What were you like at school?
I was good at Art (of course!), geography and history, and was pretty rubbish at all the sciences ... and maths, dont even ask!
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Silly, Mummy, Control-freak.
Q: What makes you cringe?
Katie Price and all the other wannabees ...
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Recently, when my son asked if we lived in the Man-united Kingdom!
Q: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done?
i couldn't possibly say!
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Ah! This IS the best profession ... I couldnt imagine doing anything else now!
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Enjoy your life to the full, try not to worry about anything ... nobody gets out alive!
Q: What has life taught you?
You can do anything if you put your mind to it!
Q: How long have you been a writer?
I have been writing stories since I was about 8 years old, I think my first story was called 'Ghost Stallion', I designed the cover and did all the illustrations, but I wrote my first 'proper' story about 18 years ago. It has never been published! Since then I have been perfecting my craft and my first book has just been published by Korea Hemingway.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
Yes I do remember the specific moment, it was a very wet Sunday afternoon about 18 years ago. I was pretty much penniless, and there was not much to do. I wrote a story about a fox and a badger.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
I was always reading, I was never without a book on the go. My favourites were Heidi by Joanna Spyri and Anna Sewell's Black Beauty.
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Keep a note book and/or sketch book and observe everyday events/happenings characters, these notes will always come in useful for ideas, characters and plots. Know your market, your intended audience. Write a little every day. Believe in yourself.
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Sweet Dreams Princess
ISBN
9781407505237
Published By
Parragon
Status
In Print -
Counting Sheep
ISBN
9781407104621
Published By
Scholastic
Status
In Print -
Time to Help & Tidy
ISBN
9781845315887
Published By
Autumn Publshing
Status
In Print -
Who Lives Here?
ISBN
9781435116696
Published By
Sandy Creek Publishing, NY.
Status
In Print -
Who Am I?
ISBN
9781435116665
Published By
Sandy Creek Publishing, NY.
Status
In Print -
Whose Mommy? Whose baby?
ISBN
9781435116672
Published By
Sandy Creek Publishing, NY.
Status
In Print -
What's for Lunch?
ISBN
9781435116689
Published By
Sandy Creek Publishing, NY.
Status
In Print -
Mostyn visits St Fagans
ISBN
9781855968547
Published By
Dref Wen
Status
In Print -
Mostyn visits the Eisteddfod
ISBN
9781855968554
Published By
Dref Wen
Status
In Print -
Gerald's Secret
ISBN
978-1843226383
Status
Out of Print -
You Go Away
ISBN
9780807594407
Published By
Albert Whitman & Co
Status
In Print
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