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Marion Rose
http://www.buzzaboutbooks.commarionanne.rose@virgin.net
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Q: What were you like at school?
I doodled and dreamed.
Q: What is your favourite word?
What – only one? Twerp.
Q: What makes you cringe?
Having my photo taken, unfortunately.
Q: What are you afraid of?
Cruelty. It’s deeply scary.
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Earlier - at my cat. Have you seen 'The official Simon's Cat website'? Well, that cat is so like him.
Q: What strange habits do you have?
Making supper when I could be watching the Simpsons – or so my son says.
Q: What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done?
When I was five, I locked the babysitter I didn’t like outside the house – and then fell asleep indoors. I'm sure I've done worse since, but you'll have to ask me.
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
Mad scientist.
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Nelson Mandela. (Any time.)
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
A big heart.
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
Lingshed. A small village high in the Himalayas, five days’ walk from any road.
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Don’t listen to writers talking about writing, or themselves (!)
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
I’d like a better memory please. Sorry, what was the question?
Q: How long have you been a writer?
I sold my first story about 15 years ago. But being a writer, that's just part of being alive.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
There was a moment at school when something I’d written was read out. When we got to the twist at the end, everyone gasped. That’s when I realised, you really CAN make it up.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
In an untidy attic with a drum kit, lots of books, a view of the sky and all the family’s junk. Great.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
The best is seeing something you’ve written grip an audience. That’s why I like school visits. The worst is when your own, favourite book goes out of print – hopefully not forever!
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
”The Faraway Tree” by Enid Blyton from the school library. It reached out and grabbed me and turned me into a reader.
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson.
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Get on and write! Be very surprised if anyone wants to publish it. Then do it some more.
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