Leslie Brian Lux

Q: What were you like at school?

Not very attentive, but able to cope with work, using minimum effort

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

First a Fighter Pilot, then a Steam Engine driver.

Q: Which three words describe you best?

Caring, Stubborn, Determined

Q: What is your favourite word?

Can

Q: What makes you cringe?

Celeb authors who rarely write their books, and the obscene pay for Footballers and Bankers

Q: What are you afraid of?

Failure

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

Watching the repeat Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show. 'They don't make them like that anymore.'!

Q: What is your most treasured possession?

My wife

Q: What do you do as a hobby?

Sail, Road Running, Boxing (qualified ABA Coach) Writing (of course)

Q: What strange habits do you have?

Better ask my wife

Q: What’s your favourite food?

A meal consisting of fresh salmon, new potatos, green peas, followed by sherry trifle.

Q: What do you day dream about?

The story line of the books I am writing currently.

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

Where do I start! I was a University student: need I go further?

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

I wanted to be a Vet, and would be one, if I had my time again.

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

Much younger, now I visit schools and do workshops

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

Steve Redgrave

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

Honesty

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

A secret Airforce base in Israel: now there's a story!

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

Believe in yourself, and do your best.

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

Get a head of hair!!!

Q: What has life taught you?

All that glitters is not gold, and treat others as you would like to be treated

Q: How long have you been a writer?

Since University days..a LONG time

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

No

Q: Where do you do your writing?

I am lucky to have my own study

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

As a children's author, school visits and emails from satisfied readers. The worst thing is going to book signings and finding no books, and very few people entering the bookshop/ store

Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?

Newspaper stories, 'What if' dreams.

Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?

None, so far.

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

Either begin another writing project, go for a long run, sail, or just a few days rest.

Q: What was your favourite book as a child?

All the 'Just William' series.

Q: What book do you wish you had written?

Kensukis Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo.

Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?

Have perseverance, a thick skin, and the courage to accept rejection after rejection, but -above all- faith in your own ability