I was painfully shy as a young girl.
2. What is your nickname?
2. What is your nickname?
I don't have one now but when I was married my nickname was the Dutchess.
3. What is your greatest fear?
3. What is your greatest fear?
Forgetting.
4. Describe your writing style in ten words.
4. Describe your writing style in ten words.
I write creative non-fiction books about endangered animals.
5. Tell us five positive words that describe you as a writer.
5. Tell us five positive words that describe you as a writer.
Dedicated to help endangered animals.
6. What book character would you be, and why?
6. What book character would you be, and why?
The naughty and adorable wombat, from Jackie French's Diary of a Wombat. He makes me smile.
7. If you could time travel, what year would you go to and why?
7. If you could time travel, what year would you go to and why?
I love now. I don't want to go back to the past.
8. What would your ten-year-old self say to you now?
8. What would your ten-year-old self say to you now?
I didn't think you could be so brave.
9. Who is your greatest influence?
9. Who is your greatest influence?
Karl Ammann, a great wildlife photographer. He was my mentor when I was learning to be a wildlife photographer. Richard Attenborough, a pioneer for TV shows about animals. Locally, it was Susanne Gervay who guided me through the maze of publishing.
10. What/who made you start writing?
10. What/who made you start writing?
A mountain gorilla inspired me to start writing. When I realised there were only 600 mountain gorillas left in the world, I felt so sad, so I wrote about the animals so children could understand and help save them.
11. What is your favourite word and why?
11. What is your favourite word and why?
Love – it makes everything worthwhile.
12. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?
12. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I find that impossible to answer.
Jan Latta is a wildlife photographer and author who writes creative non-fiction books for children about endangered animals. You can find out more about her work at her website, True to Life Books.
Jan Latta is a wildlife photographer and author who writes creative non-fiction books for children about endangered animals. You can find out more about her work at her website, True to Life Books.
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