ACHUKA Authorfile #34
Theresa Breslin
ACHUKA Authorfile #34
Theresa Breslin
| My
hair colour: |
Variable, ranging from "light golden brown" to "warm chestnut". | |
| My
eye colour: |
Blue | |
| My
star sign: |
Sagittarius | |
| My
shoe size: |
Size 5 and a half to 6 | |
| My
favourite book when child: |
A Tale of Two Cities | |
|
My favourite fictional character: |
Arrietty in 'The Borrowers' who knows exactly what 'Human Beans' are for! | |
| Books
that inspired me to become a writer: |
It was people more than books that inspired me to become a writer: teachers who praised my writing; friends who read my work; editors who understood what I was trying to say; fellow writers; and, most of all, my family. | |
| My
favourite author: |
Lots and lots of favourite authors and books, it depends on the mood I'm in. That's the great thing about books - you can always find one to suit your mood. | |
| My
ideal reading position: |
Bath, Bed, Chair, …. Anywhere! Tree, Train, Staircase, …Anyplace! | |
| My
usual means of marking a place in a book: |
I try to avoid using fish fingers, and use one of my collection of bookmarks instead. Although mainly I tend to leave the book lying flat open face down. There are a lot of books lying face down about my house as I read more than one book at a time. | |
| My
favourite time of year: |
Autumn | |
| My
favourite time of day: |
Evening | |
| My
best time for working: |
Late evening, as it gets dark and the stars come out | |
| The
first piece of work I was paid for was: |
A short story called PENSION DAY. I got £100. I thought it was a fortune. | |
| My
favourite TV show: |
Star Trek | |
| My
favourite song: |
'Je ne regrette rien' sung by Edith Piaf | |
| My
favourite actor: |
Daniel Day-Lewis | |
| The
creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish: |
My hot water bottle | |
| My
favourite sweet food: |
Mint Aero | |
| My
favourite savory food: |
Plain crisps | |
| My
typical bedtime is: |
Ah… after Midnight | |
|
My favourite
year of childhood: |
Age 6ish and then 16ish | |
| My
mousemat design: |
Michelangelo's Creation of Adam from the roof of the Sistine Chapel | |
| The
tidiest place in my home is: |
The stairs… although you might trip over one or two books, lying face down | |
| The
untidiest place in my home is: |
Whew… the competition is fierce for this position… probably the bedside rug | |
| The
working tool I would least like to do without: |
My pencil | |