Folklore, myths and legends, stone circles,
Skara Brae, ancient artworks, mysterious ruins.
Yorkshire, the Lake District, Iceland, London, and the sea anywhere.
Music and playing in bands. I've played trombone for many years and played in lots of bands, including being part of a live Peel session with Scottish band
Ballboy. I'm now also learning the drums with Edinburgh drummer
Bruno Piedigrosso.
My favourite...
Books: Beowulf, Jane Eyre, Roget's Thesaurus
Children's writers: Arnold Lobel, Natalie Babbitt
Animal (apart from my cats): Snow leopard
Food: Mashed potatoes
Things to write about: Space, sharks, making things, design, myths and legends, mysteries of science, the sea, the brain.
Curious bits and bobs...
I have quite strong synaesthesia. I feel and see colours and shapes for tastes, sounds, days, months, numbers and letters.
I've lived in Iceland (as an au pair), Canada (as a student) and Costa Rica (as a rainforest conservation volunteer).
I work in a sleeping bag (winter only).