Dissecting Writers:  Indie

The following questions are taken from a profile of Scottish author Ian Rankin for bookshop chain Waterstone's: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/pages/content/1285/
Now all but two have been posed to our resident Aussie, Indie  
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/Indie/


What was your favourite childhood book?

The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Which book has made you laugh?

Everyone Loves You When You're Dead by Neil Strauss

Which book has made you cry?

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Which book would you never have on your bookshelf?

Anything Mills and Boon

Which book are you reading at the moment?

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

Which book would you give as a present to a friend?
 
Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden

Which other writers do you admire?

Haiku Poet Jose' Antonio Orellana Artolozaga (USA)
Street Poet Soul Writes (Canada)
Performance Poet Ghost Boy (Australia)
Performance Poet Pascalle Burton (Australia)

Which classic have you always meant to read and never got round to it?

Lady Chatterley�s Lover by D.H. Lawrence

What are your top five books of all time, in order or otherwise?

The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories by Jack London
The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Dark Visions by L.J. Smith

What is the worst book you have ever read?
 
Can�t remember the name.

Is there a particular book or author that inspired you to be a writer?
No

What is your favourite time of day to write?
Night

And favourite place?

Anywhere that's quiet

Longhand or word processor?
 
Both

Which fictional character would you most like to have met?

Lestat from Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice

Who, in your opinion, is the greatest writer of all time?

Shakespeare, without a doubt

Which book have you found yourself unable to finish reading?
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

What is your favourite word?
Fuck, for dramatic effect