ten terrifying questions from Booktopia
September 12, 2012
Booktopia recently asked me their Ten Terrifying Questions and my answers can be found here: http://blog.booktopia.com.au/2012/07/19/l-a-larkin-author-of-thirst-and-the-genesis-flaw-answers-ten-terrifying-questions/#comment-15503
Here’s a taster of some of the questions John Purcell, the Booktopia Book Guru, asked me. They certainly go me thinking:
What did you want to be when you were twelve, eighteen and thirty?
At twelve, happy. At eighteen, rich. At thirty, fulfilled. As an author I am happy and fulfilled, so two out of three isn’t bad!
What strongly held belief did you have at eighteen that you do not have now?
At eighteen I believed I could steer my life any way I wanted. I was in control. I now realise that all sorts of wonderful opportunities arise that I had never imagined and by taking those surprising opportunities I have met incredible people and been to amazing places.
Which authors had an impact on you as a child?
Enid Blyton and Charles Dickens. Blyton’s books inspired a love of action and adventure stories, and Dickens opened my eyes to the power of engaging characters, as well as novels as social and political commentary.
September 12, 2012
Booktopia recently asked me their Ten Terrifying Questions and my answers can be found here: http://blog.booktopia.com.au/2012/07/19/l-a-larkin-author-of-thirst-and-the-genesis-flaw-answers-ten-terrifying-questions/#comment-15503
Here’s a taster of some of the questions John Purcell, the Booktopia Book Guru, asked me. They certainly go me thinking:
What did you want to be when you were twelve, eighteen and thirty?
At twelve, happy. At eighteen, rich. At thirty, fulfilled. As an author I am happy and fulfilled, so two out of three isn’t bad!
What strongly held belief did you have at eighteen that you do not have now?
At eighteen I believed I could steer my life any way I wanted. I was in control. I now realise that all sorts of wonderful opportunities arise that I had never imagined and by taking those surprising opportunities I have met incredible people and been to amazing places.
Which authors had an impact on you as a child?
Enid Blyton and Charles Dickens. Blyton’s books inspired a love of action and adventure stories, and Dickens opened my eyes to the power of engaging characters, as well as novels as social and political commentary.