ACHUKA Authorfile #35
Diana Wynne Jones
ACHUKA Authorfile #35
Diana Wynne Jones
| My
hair colour: |
Iron grey, these days. | |
| My
eye colour: |
Blue | |
| My
star sign: |
Leo | |
| My
shoe size: |
I never know - I think it varies. | |
| My
favourite book when child: |
E. Nesbit's Bastable books. | |
|
My favourite fictional character: |
Britomant - a lady warrior. | |
| Books
that inspired me to become a writer: |
None, I just knew I was going to be a writer when I was 8. | |
| My
favourite author: |
C. S. Lewis. | |
| My
ideal reading position: |
In a large armchair, with my feet up and a cat on my legs. | |
| My
usual means of marking a place in a book: |
Putting it down open, upside down. | |
| My
favourite time of year: |
Early Spring. | |
| My
favourite time of day: |
Evening: I'm terrible in the mornings. | |
| My
best time for working: |
Day and night, except mornings. | |
| The
first piece of work I was paid for was: |
A play for children - 'The Batterpool Business'. | |
| My
favourite TV show: |
Have I Got News For You. | |
| My
favourite song: |
Wally, Wally | |
| My
favourite actor: |
Sean Connery | |
| The
creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish: |
Cigarettes | |
| My
favourite sweet food: |
Raspberries | |
| My
favourite savory food: |
Cheese - and if I eat any I end up in hospital | |
| My
typical bedtime is: |
Midnight | |
|
My
favourite year of childhood: |
None - I had a terrible childhood | |
| My
mousemat design: |
None, I have a mouse with a roller that looks like a mouse | |
| The
tidiest place in my home is: |
The spare room | |
| The
untidiest place in my home is: |
My study | |
| The
working tool I would least like to do without: |
A pen | |