Cherry lives in Somerset with her family and two cats. As a former lecturer she appreciates the importance and value of children’s literature. She has won several poetry competitions attributing the success to her wild and vivi
d imagination. The idea for Will’s War came about one day when she visited a ghost village evacuated in 1943 during WWII. She is never without a notepad and pen and a head full of ideas.
Five facts about the author:
- I love cats
- I love marmite
- I’m vegetarian
- I always start writing at the back of a notebook not the front (weird I know)
- My favourite colour is purple
Interview:
How did you get into writing?
I loved to write poetry as a child, I liked the sound of rhyming words. as i got older I decided to write short stories for my children. That gave me the confidence to write a full length novel.
What was your favourite book as a child?
I was a real bookworm as a child, so it is really difficult to choose one favourite book. I loved The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I also loved The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.
Where do you get your ideas from?
I start to think ‘What if?’ and then I think ‘What then?’ I got the idea for Will’s War from visiting museums and also a village that was abandoned during WW2.
