The Booktopia Book Guru asks Kim Lock author of Like I Can Love Ten Terrifying Questions ____________ 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born six days early, and this ambition to be more mature than I was persisted throughout my childhood. I was often elected as class leader or student representative for this o... Read more
I feel good about writing books that focus on love, which is something our world desperately needs... Read more
Writing is wonderfully all consuming... Read more
When I was 12 I wanted to play cricket for Australia... Read more
I would probably see my writing as a craft rather than an artistic endeavour... Read more
I don’t think I chose to write at all. I’m pretty certain writing chose me... Read more
My writing life itself is messy, ad hoc, organic and irregular in every way... Read more
So here I am now, writing sexy and funny and having a ball.... Read more
The Booktopia Book Guru asks L.J.M Owen author of Olmec Obituary Ten Terrifying Questions ____________ 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? Growing up we moved around a fair bit, so I’ve lived on a dusty sheep farm, in a glittering city and amidst a beachside rainforest. The most honest answer I can ... Read more
The Booktopia Book Guru asks Simon Bryant author of Vegetables, Grains & Other Good Stuff Ten Terrifying Questions ____________ 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? Planted in Exeter UK; seedling in Torquay, Devon, Cornwall; grafted to Adelaide SA; ripened in Melbourne Vic; now and established plant in Adela... Read more
