MEET AN AUTHOR QUESTIONNAIRE
Name:
Francesca Kay
Date of Birth:
17.12.59
Where were you
born and brought up?
I was born in
London.
Where did you
go to school?
I went to a
convent school.
What did you
particularly like and dislike about school?
Horrible
teachers, not like today’s nice ones!
What did you
want to be, as a child?
A poet, I’ve
always been a poet.
What was your
favourite book as a child?
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
Do you have
any hobbies?
I love
gardening, and talking with my friends, and buying clothes.
What makes you
happy?
People that
smile at me, and my lovely black kitten whose name is Wesley.
What makes you
angry?
Unkindness in
all its forms.
When did you
start to write?
As soon as I
learned how to write, I started writing poems.
Which one was
your first book?
My poems are
in lots o books I can’t remember the first one!
Do you find it
easy to write?
No, because
I’m very lazy, and I have to make myself do it.
Where do you
write?
Absolutely
anywhere! I carry a notebook in my handbag so I can always write an idea down.
From where do
you get your ideas?
Looking at the
world around me, and wondering about how I’m feeling too.
What advice
would you give someone who is starting to write?
Write
something every day.
Are some of
your characters based on yourself?
Not always.
Which of your
books is your favourite?
All my poems
are my favourites!
Which is your
favourite character?
Well me, of
course!
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Is there
something you would like to change about yourself?
I’d like to be
a little bit taller.
Which are your
favourite television programmes?
The Simpsons, and Futurama.
What is your
favourite food?
Ripe bananas,
and fresh strawberries.
What makes you
laugh?
My favourite
TV programmes, and my mum when she’s trying to remember a joke and failing to
get it right!
Are there any
secrets that you’d like to share with the children of Wales?
We’re all
poets really, but not everyone has realised this yet!