| Author Page: C J Chesterton |
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Retired university lecturer
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What inspired you to write?
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No idea – just got bored one day
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What genre do you write in?
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Young children's/School children/ Young adults/Crime/Spy – am writing a girl's/teenager's/ woman's life story
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What books have you written?
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Rosie Mouse
Rosie Mouse and the Wizard’s Cave
Rosie Mouse and Hungry Dragon
Rosie, Kathie and the Pot of Gold
Rosie, Kathie and the Disappearing Body
Rosie, Kathie and the Haunted Wood
Rosie, Kathie and Traitor’s Gate
Rosie, Kathie and the Tower of London
The Body in the Billiard Room
College Stars
Family Life
Relax and Think of Africa
All for Anna
The Journey
Hide and Drink
The Park Lane Bank Robbery
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What is the address of your official web site?
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www.readrosie.com
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Who are your favourite authors?
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Aldous Huxley
Anthony Trollope
Eric Ambler
Lewis Carroll
Neville Shute
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What are your top five writing and/or publishing tips for budding authors?
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- Don't write to make money
- Don't write for a market - write only for yourself
- Above all – DON'T PRINT TOO MANY BOOKS!
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Any final words of wisdom?
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Read Rosie!
ROSIE MOUSE: Rosie’s shrunk down to mouse size by a wicked tree witch and has adventures with the real mice in a wood
ROSIE AND KATHIE: Rosie and her best friend Kathie start High School and get into all sorts of trouble – especially the hockey team Kathie captains.
ROSEMARY WHYTE: Rosie helps solve a murder before going on to College and then out into the big wide world of men, loss of parents in a car crash, trying TOUCH THERAPY, ‘nearly’ getting married, getting into alcohol, crime and spying for MI5. |
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