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Stephen George

John Shelley

http://www.jshelley.com
 art@jshelley.com
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Q: What were you like at school?

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Weedy, shy and lost in my own world. Excelled at art, was rubbish at Maths. I hated sports and any kind of competitive activity. Freckles, glasses, always carried a sketchbook around with me everywhere (still do!).

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

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1) Spitfire pilot 2) Historian 3) Artist

Q: Which three words describe you best?

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handsome, charming, self-deluded.

Q: What makes you cringe?

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insincerity

Q: What are you afraid of?

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wasps

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

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this morning

Q: What’s your favourite food?

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nabeyaki udon

Q: What do you day dream about?

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the stars, things that could be, or could have been.

Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?

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Marine Archaeology

Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?

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I don't know what my current age is supposed to feel like, I do what I do, try not to think about age.

Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?

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Napoleon Bonaparte.

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

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to have a passion for life, a vision or goal, a strong personal direction and charisma

Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?

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Less talk, more action

Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?

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Less talk, more action

Q: What has life taught you?

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Keep your eyes open and ears sharp. You never know what's waiting for you around the corner.

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

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acted in a Japanese TV drama, appeared in a TV ad with Konishiki

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

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Japan, I lived there for over 20 years so I suppose I found it interesting!

Q: What strange habits do you have?

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Being an ardent pedestrian, I refuse to learn to drive.

Q: What do you do as a hobby?

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study history, follow music,

Q: How long have you been a writer?

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A freelance illustrator since 1982, my first published story as an author was in 1983.

Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?

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I decided to be an illustrator (rather than Fine Artist) after discovering work by Edwardian fairy tale masters while on holiday in Cornwall, aged 15.

Q: What was your favourite book as a child?

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The Wind in the Willows

Q: Where do you do your writing?

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At the moment I work at home. I come up with ideas while sat in cafe's or on a train.

Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?

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The best thing is undoubtably the privilege of being able to express creativity, those precious moments when things just seem to come together naturally and I surprise even myself. Worst thing is spilled ink (Doh! there it goes again).

Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?

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Partly from interaction with my daughter, but also from delving into my own past experiences and aspirations.

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

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visit a bookshop or gallery

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