Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Location	Christchurch, New Zealand
Introduction	An enthusiastic NZ author finding out what it takes to get published. I have finished one novel (The Silver Hawk) and I run a blog with exercises to bring writers together.
Interests	Writing, Dancing, Singing, Kung Fu, Learning Chinese Language, Laughing, Thinking Philosophically, Drawing
Favorite movies	Moulin Rouge, The Road to Eldorado, October Sky, Benny and Joon, Don Juan de Marco, Stargate SG1, Lord of the Rings, Phantom of the Opera, Sense and Sensibility, Matilda, Lady Hawke, Xena, Buffy, Firefly, Serenity
Favorite music	Vienna Teng, Alison Krauss, Five for Fighting, Celine Dion, Rise Against, Casting Crowns, Connie Dover, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash, Goo Goo Dolls, Josh Groban, Bluegrass, Easy Listening, U2
Favorite books	Harry Potter, Tamora Pierce, Artemis Fowl, Terry Pratchett, The Time Traveller's Wife, The Alchemist

You're in the grocery store with a broken cart. How will you ever be that hungry?

I ate one of the wheels? Huh?