Madhvi Ramani

Q: What were you like at school?

I wasn't very good at school. All my reports show low effort scores! And I got told off for reading during registration and lessons quite a bit too...

Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?

A singer, a black-hole scientist, an artist, a journalist, an inventor, the boss of everyone...

Q: Which three words describe you best?

Funny, Weird, Bookish.

Q: What is your favourite word?

Papadopoulos, because it sounds cool.

Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?

I have a good laugh at least once a day because I'm always making up jokes in my head. I find them hilarious, although I'm not sure anyone else would...

Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?

Honesty

Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?

Bolivia

Q: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done?

Drove a bus around Elephant and Castle Roundabout that I was not, under any circumstances, supposed to be driving.

Q: Where do you do your writing?

At home in bed, in my study, or in cafes.

Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?

The Idea Fairy.

Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?

Stand on my head.

Q: What was your favourite book as a child?

The Twits, by Roald Dahl

Q: What book do you wish you had written?

Harry Potter!

Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?

Read lots, write lots and persevere!