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Suzy-Jane Tanner
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Q: What were you like at school?
Somewhat rebellious! When I left, my teacher told me that 'my problem' was that I did not want to be like everyone else. I considered this to be an enormous compliment!
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
I have always loved to draw and paint and wanted to be an artist.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
My two tabby cats Gwen and Dodo.
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Grow fruit and vegetables on my allotment.
Q: What’s your favourite food?
Anything made with the fruit and veg that I have grown...and chocolate.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
I don't feel that I have ever really grown up and most of the time, feel about 7 years old!
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Still somewhat rebellious!
Q: What is your favourite word?
Frabjous.
Q: What makes you cringe?
bullies.
Q: What do you day dream about?
Travelling.
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
India. I am a member of a home swap group so have a chance to experience living in interesting new places for a time.
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
Don't give up!
Q: How long have you been a writer?
Over 30 years.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
I think about ideas all the time, but sketch them out in my studio at the top of the house.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
Both the best and worst things are the amount of time you spend on your own.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Memories of my childhood, watching people I meet and situations that make me laugh.
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
The badly behaved ones, particularly Frederika Brown who is a bear
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Don't give up!
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
I have worked as a children's illustrator since I left art school and kept wanting to change the text that I was illustrating, so started writing my own stories.
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
Dig the garden and bake bread.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
Edward Lear's Nonsense, Alice in Wonderland and anything with gorgeous illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac or Kay Neilsen.
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