ACHUKA Authorfile #29
Colin Thompson
ACHUKA Authorfile #29
Colin Thompson
| My hair colour: | Brown, with bits of grey. | |
| My eye colour: | Browny grey. | |
| My shoe size: | 7 and a half. | |
| My star sign: | Libra. | |
| My favourite book when child: | The Wind In The Willows. | |
| My favourite fictional character: | Winnie the Pooh. | |
| Books that inspired me to become a writer: | It didn't happen like that. | |
| My favourite author: | John Updike. | |
| My ideal reading position: | In bed. | |
| My usual means of marking a place in a book: | L.A. Times Festival of Books 1998 bookmark which has the cover of my book 'How To Live Forever' on it. | |
| My favourite time of year: | Summer. | |
| My favourite time of day: | Early morning. | |
| My best time for working: | When I'm awake, though I do get ideas when I'm asleep sometimes. | |
| The first piece of work I was paid for was: | 'Full Employment' an adult short story in Harper & Queen. | |
| My favourite TV show: | Anything with David Attenborough. | |
| My favourite song: | 'Back Again' by Cajun Moon. | |
| My favourite actor: | Alan Bennett | |
| The creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish: | Not telling. | |
| My favourite sweet food: | Cherries. | |
| My favourite savory food: | Chicken sandwich with lettuce and salad cream. | |
| My typical bedtime is: | Between 11 pm and midnight. | |
| My favourite year of childhood: | 16. | |
| My mousemat design: | The one I'm using now - a promo for 'The Last Alchemist'. | |
| The tidiest place in my home is: | Inside my head. | |
| The untidiest place in my home is: | Inside my head. | |
| The working tool I would least like to do without: | My Mac computer. | |