I had a period of being obsessed with books about bushrangers when I was ten years old.
2. What is your nickname?
'Griff' to my old school friends. I briefly toyed with the idea of using 'Griff Griffiths' as my pen name. Luckily I decided against it.
3. What is your greatest fear?
Boring the reader.
4. Describe your writing style in ten words.
Plain, simple and really really really really really really funny.
5. Tell us five positive words that describe you as a writer.
Annoying, stupid, crazy, disgusting, shocking.
6. What book character would you be, and why?
Andy Griffiths from the Just... series and the Treehouse books ... because I find it easiest to tell a story when I imagine that it's actually happening to me.
7. If you could time travel, what year would you go to and why?
I'd go back to 68 million BC so I could kick a Tyrannosaurus Rex's arse.
8. What would your ten-year-old self say to you now?
Don't ever forget what it's like to be ten years old!
9. Who is your greatest influence?
Cole's Funny Picture Book.
10. What/who made you start writing?
Lewis Carroll, Dr Seuss, Enid Blyton, Mad Magazine and American horror comics.
11. What is your favourite word and why?
'DOOMED' because it's both terrifying and funny at the same time.
12. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?
'Four colour fear: Forgotten horror comics of 1950s'.
If you are an author or illustrator who thinks they are BRAVE enough to answer our questions,
OR if there is an author or illustrator you would like to hear from, LET US KNOW!
We will see if they are up to the task. Just email: kellyATkids-bookreviewDOTcom