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Q: What were you like at school?
I was the quiet sort at school. Very good at stories, languages and art. Not so good at maths and sport!
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
I've always wanted to be an author.
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Kind, happy, scatty
Q: What is your favourite word?
water!
Q: What makes you cringe?
People blowing their own trumpet!
Q: What are you afraid of?
a lot of things. I sleep with the lights on most nights.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
my books, especially my collection of different editions of A Christmas Carol.
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
no time for hobbies, but I like going to the gym and collecting old 3d viewmasters
Q: What strange habits do you have?
I very rarely drink anything except water. I always check under the bed before I go to sleep in a hotel room. I always bite the heads off jelly babies before I eat them.
Q: What’s your favourite food?
I like lots of different food, especially seafood but I also adore ice-cream, even in winter. I make Christmas pudding ice-cream with the leftovers after Christmas.
Q: What do you day dream about?
Going to heaven!
Q: What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
I used to be a chef and I still miss not being in a busy restaurant kitchen sometimes.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Much younger!
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
I think meeting a dead person would freak me out so it'll have to be...er, I can't think of anyone famous I would like to meet. How about the milkman? He does a good job, but I've never met him.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Humility
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
the temple of Athena on the island of Aegina in Greece.
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Don't panic
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
I'm quite happy with my life, so nothing. Oh, perhaps worrying less about things.
Q: What has life taught you?
Enjoy every day!
Q: How long have you been a writer?
nearly 30 years
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
I've always wanted to be a writer. I've had lots of other jobs before I turned to writing full time, but I was a writer in my head.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
I have a small office in my house, full of books and dvds.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
The best thing about being a writer is hearing that others are enjoying my work but it can get lonely sometimes at my desk.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
I don't know, they sort of pop into my head.
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
I read a lot, especially my favourite books. I find focusing on a good story usually gets me back on track.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
The Silver Sword, by Ian Serallier; the Narnia books by C S Lewis and Rosemary Sutcliff's Eagle of the Ninth!
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
Eagle of the Ninth!
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Read a lot before you start writing, and find your own voice.
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