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I've visited hundreds of schools and libraries.
Here are my TOP TEN FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

1) Where do you get your ideas from? (Emma from Walsall)

I go around looking and listening for things that might be good material for a story. It might be a packet of fish fingers, a pair of false teeth or a dog wearing sunglasses.

2) Do you support Man U? (Andrew from Manchester)

Excuse me. I support Brighton & Hove Albion aka The Seagulls. Currently, playing in the Championship, they have just moved into a brand new stadium. The Seagulls also have the best football club song ever. It's called 'Sussex by the Sea.'

However, I do have a bit of soft spot for Man U. During the summer of 2010, I worked for them! No, I wasn’t wearing the number 9 shirt, I was writing the script for the children’s audio tour of the Manchester United Museum.

3) Do you support Chelsea? (Kamran from London)

See above.

4) Have you ever had a real job? (James from Surrey)

Jobs I have done: farm worker, clerk in tax office, cleaner, care assistant, youth club leader, radio producer.

5) Have you written a lot of books through the years? (James from Exeter)

I've written sixty five books. (So far.)

6) What do you like writing best; books or television? (Christopher from Glasgow)

I like both. With book writing you are on your own: just you in the world of your book. That's exciting. With television there are lots of other people - actors, directors, designers, technicians - who all have a role in telling your story on the screen. That's exciting in a different kind of way.

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