- Q: “Where were you born?”
- 💁: I'm Scottish 🏴, and I've lived in Scotland since I was a baby, mostly in or around Edinburgh, but I was actually born in a place called Lancashire in the north of England.
- Q: “Did you always want to be an author?”
- 💁: Actually, I wanted to be three things – an author, a computer programmer, and an astronaut. I'm very lucky, I've managed two of those – perhaps one day I'll make it into space! 🚀
- Q: “How many books have you had published?”
- 💁: Many! Some puzzle books, picture books, dragon books and science fiction books. Over twenty, now – you can see them here.
- Q: “In which languages are your books translated?”
- 💁: Different books have gone to different parts of the world. But I've got books in English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, Czech, Welsh, Chinese, Gaelic, and Dutch, so far.
- Q: “Were you good at School?”
- 💁: Mostly! Except I talked too much and I daydreamed. I was always thinking up stories! 💭
- Q: “What are you working on just now?”
- 💁: At the moment I'm working on a science-fiction trilogy called I Am Wolf. It's about giant mechanical animals with human crews – it's very exciting! 🐺
- Q: “When were you born?”
- 💁: A long time ago – before the internet, but after dinosaurs… 🦖
- Q: “When is your birthday?”
- 💁: Sorry, I only tell my friends that 😊. But I was born in April 🎂.
- Q: “Is there anything else you can tell us?”
- 💁: We have a lovely cat named Maudie, and she helps me by sitting on my lap (and sometimes on my keyboard!)
