| My hair colour: |
Brown
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| My eye colour: |
Blue |
| My shoe size: |
Eight and a half (US size) |
| My star sign: |
Gemini (thereby making me a liar and a cheat, according to a psychic I once met) |
| My favourite book when child: |
the Henry Treece Viking books |
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My favourite fictional character: |
Huck Finn |
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Books that inspired me to become a writer: |
science fiction books from the
50s like
Fahrenheit 451, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos, I, Robot and City. |
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My favourite author: |
John Irving |
| My ideal reading position: |
Propped up in bed
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| My usual means of marking a place in a book: |
Dog-ears |
| My favourite time of year: |
Autumn |
| My favourite time of day: |
Mid-morning |
| My best time for working: |
Whenever I get the chance. I don?t have the luxury of best times. |
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The first piece of writing I was paid for was: |
A short science fiction book called Zargon Zoo. It was written for students studying English as a foreign language. |
| My favourite TV show: |
Star Trek
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| My favourite actor: |
Jimmy Stewart |
| My favourite song: |
'Moondance' by Van Morrison |
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My favourite sweet food: |
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (American choccie bar)
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My favourite savory food: |
Cheese and onion flavored crisps (inexplicably not available in Chicago) |
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My typical bedtime is: |
around 11.30
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My favourite year of childhood (age 4-16): |
Being 4 years old
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The tidiest place in my home is: |
The ceiling! |
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The untidiest place in my home is: |
Everywhere else
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My mousemat design: |
A futuristic city floating in space |
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The working tool I would least like to do without: |
My Apple Macintosh |
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The creature comfort I would most unwillingly go without: |
Wine
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