 My
hair colour: |
Silver |
| My
eye colour: |
Brown |
| My
star sign: |
Sagittarius |
| My
shoe size: |
6 |
| My
favourite book when child: |
Nancy and
Plum by Betty MacDonald |
|
My favourite fictional character: |
Jane Eyre |
|
Books
that inspired me to become a writer/illustrator: |
No particular
ones - I made up stories ever since I can remember |
|
My
favourite author: |
Sylvia Plath,
Anne Tyler, Katherine Mansfield, Alison Lurie |
| My
ideal reading position: |
Curled up
in an armchair |
| My
usual means of marking a place in a book: |
Postcard from
my daughter Emma |
| My
favourite time of year: |
Summer |
| My
favourite time of day: |
10pm, when
I stop writing letters, have a drink and read |
| My
best time for working: |
Any time |
|
The
first piece of work I was paid for was: |
A teenage
article for 'Jackie' magazine - I was paid £3.15! |
| My
favourite TV show: |
E.R. |
| My
favourite song: |
'These Are
The Days Of Our Lives' - Queen |
| My
favourite actor: |
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| The
creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish: |
Toothpaste |
|
My
favourite sweet food: |
Cream doughnuts |
|
My
favourite savory food: |
Chips |
|
My
typical bedtime is: |
Midnight
- but I read for a while afterwards |
|
My
favourite year of childhood: |
10 |
|
My
mousemat design: |
Don't have
one |
|
The
tidiest place in my home is: |
Ha! There
isn't one |
|
The
untidiest place in my home is: |
The living
room - books everywhere - & letters and manuscripts all over
the place too |
|
The
working tool I would least like to do without: |
Pen |
