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Chris Higgins
http://www.chrishigginsthatsme.comchris@chrishigginsthatsme.com
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Q: What were you like at school?
I always had my hand up, even if I didn't know the answer. How annoying is that?
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
A cowboy, a lumberjack, an actor or a writer, in that order. One of them came true.
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Determined, adventurous, impatient.
Q: What is your favourite word?
Bunion, ever since I was little. It rolls off the tongue. Buni...oni...onion
Q: What makes you cringe?
Seeing myself in photos, watching myself on video, hearing my voice on tape. I'm not like that!
Q: When did you last have a really good laugh?
Yesterday when I found my baby grandson Zac eating a rose from a vase.
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
My family.
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
I walk on clifftops, swim, cycle, run...I can't stay in and keep still unless I'm writing or reading.
Q: What do you day dream about?
Being a famous author.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Younger, definitely...till I look in the mirror and see my mum staring back at me.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Kindness.
Q: What is the most interesting place you have ever visited?
The Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. It's an underwater paradise.
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
You can't change the past and you can't control the future so make the most of the present.
Q: What would you most like to change about yourself?
I worry too much about the people I love.
Q: What has life taught you?
No matter how much you think you're in control, life has a way of surprising you.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
My first book "32C, that's me" came out in 2006.
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
When I learned to write.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
When one of my daughters moved out I pinched her bedroom and made it into a writing room. She doesn't mind by the way.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
Best thing: spending hours at a time in a world of your own. Worst: being stuck inside when the sun's shining and the beach is beckoning. I've tried writing outside in the fresh air but it doesn't work for me.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
People I meet, places I go. Everywhere. Anywhere. Anything can spark off an idea if you're open to it.
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
Probably Spider in "Pride and Penalties". I would love to have played rugby when I was a kid.
Q: What do you do to combat “writers’ block”?
I just keep working through it. Writing is an exercise like running. Sometimes you don't feel like it, but if you do it anyway you soon forget and start enjoying yourself.
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
I was brought up on Enid Blyton. She fostered a lifetime reading habit for me.
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
"Pobby and Dingan" by Ben Rice. I love that book.
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Write. Read. Write. Read....Enjoy what you're doing. Take risks in your writing. Finish every story and then start another one. Write. Read. Write. Read...
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32C, that's me
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0-340-91727-x
Published By
Hodder Children's Books
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A Perfect Ten
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978-0-340-95069-2
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Hachette Children's Books
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It's a 50/50 thing
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978-0-340-95068-5
Published By
Hachette Children's Books
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Pride and Penalties
ISBN
978-0-340-91729-9
Published By
Hachette Children's Books
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Love ya Babe
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978-0-340-97075-1
Published By
Hachette Children's Books
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Would you rather?
ISBN
978-0-340-97076-8
Published By
Hachette Children's Books
Status
In Print
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