"I see," said Becky...

or, That Interview Meme. Interview conducted by the sexy jadedscorpion.

Meme Rules
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.


1. What do you like/hate about where you live?

The village where I live is around a thousand years old, much older than the cities nearby. That's always amazed me; that I can take a walk through the local forest and know I'm tracing the footsteps of thousands of forebears. We have a picturesque village green, a 13th-century church and my garden gives fruit to apples, gooseberries, rhubarb, strawberries and raspberries, like some English cliche. Marvellous.

What do I hate about it? That the city is growing nearer. That they are building an industrial estate not too far away, so traffic is growing heavier. But, first and foremost: CHAVS. They're everywhere.

2. Do you write anything else other than the fandom(s) we know of, or original fiction?

I write for the local paper (freelance) now, as well as a voluntary community paper. I've started two novels, one uber-ambitious and one more 'easy' in that it doesn't require so much research. They'll probably be finished in approximately fifty years' time.

3. If money was no object, what would you be doing right now?

Concentrating on my novel. Then I'd go Greek-island hopping for the summer, before travelling to Italy for autumn and then throughout Europe till winter, when I'd head for the Americas or Africa. If money was no object, I'd be forever travelling and learning, or writing.

4. What do you do for a living, and how/why did you get into that?

I work for the National Health Service in Britain, generally as an adminstrator but more recently in the specialist Mental Health Unit. It's taught me so much about people and also myself. I don't regard mental health issues as something squalid and scary anymore; everyone has a limit; everyone goes through bad points. I'm deeply interested in this now.

I got into the NHS due to nepotism. No, really. My aunt's a doctor and she offered me work experience in her surgery back when I was fifteen. I've had a few career changes, but I always seem to return to the NHS.

Ideally, though, I want to go into tutoring or journalism. It's nice to know I have something to fall back on, though.

5. Do you have any hobbies besides writing?

Oh, quite a few. I adore history and languages, and read up on both a lot. Nothing chills me out like painting, and I *gasp* am getting to like exercise. Travel is my passion, though. My family didn't really go abroad much when I was younger... it's sort of as if I'm compensating for that now. I want to see the world, and in the time of budget travel, I've found it possible to do Switzerland, France and Greece this year. I'm currently planning a trip to Venice in September. Nothing makes me as happy as travelling. A friend showed me a book she had bought the other day. The blurb on the back said that no matter where you travel, you bring your inherent beliefs and soul with you. It's true; the same Becky walking through Venice is the same Becky who walks through the forest in her native land, but dude-- her eyes will widen a bit more at the Doge's palace than the horses in the village back home.

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