Joanna O'Neill

Hobbies

Textile art and horses - I was a professional, certified horse whisperer for twelve years.

Most Exotic Place Visited

Oh dear, not very exotic...the Senior Common Room at New College, Oxford - but it only comes by invitation.

What Shampoo Do You Use?

Supermarket own brand - they're all the same, right?

Your Dream Car

My dearly loved 2003 Mercedes, but with her bodywork patched up and all new innards - I love the greater visibility you have in older model cars.

Favorite Sport

Riding, of course

Mountains or Beach? Why?

Mountains every time. A feast for the senses, and there are stories in them

Pet Peeve

Struggling to keep up with technology that keeps changing

Number of Published Books

Four

Book that Changed Your Life

'Grimbold's Other World' by Nicholas Stuart Gray - the BEST 'magical alternate world' book

Favorite Place to Write

My workroom, looking out over the Northumbrian moors, with a sofa handy for when deep thinking is called for

Do You Listen to Music While Writing? What Kind?

Never. Too distracting.

Favorite Character You Created

Weirdly, Geoffrey Foster. I'd like to revisit him one day.

Where Do You Live?

In a tiny village in the far north of England - almost Scotland, really.