I originally wrote A Year Without Autumn over five years ago, so I have to confess I can't actually remember what its soundtrack was! But it will probably have been something a bit moody and dramatic, and largely instrumental rather than very wordy. Each book does tend to have its own soundtrack and they vary a lot. LK: When I'm writing, I either have to have silence or very specific music. (I did read some stuff that wasn't Enid Blyton - I think!)ĭo you listen to music when writing? If so, what was the soundtrack to ‘A Year Without Autumn’? I read the Secret Seven books growing up but always preferred the Famous Five and the wonderful Five Find-Outers, as well as the kids from the 'Adventure' series. I was a huge fan as a child, and they inspired me and my friends to go out hunting for mysteries and adventures everywhere. What’s your favourite fictional pairing (or group) of friends? I loved the friendship between Jenni and Autumn and was desperately hoping that Jenni could save it. (Except for Mysterious Cities of Gold, which is still wonderful after all these years.) BB: Great point! I keep buying childhood classics on DVD - and sometimes nostalgia is definitely better than actually experiencing something again.If I relived some of the good times, I might find that they weren't quite as good as I remember them! I'm happy to stick with my rose tinted specs.

I really like where I am now and wouldn't want to risk not ending up here! But if I could just relive it…Gosh, d'you know what? I don't think I want to do that either. Interesting question! I definitely wouldn't want to change anything, because even though there are all sorts of things I wouldn't mind having done differently, I'd be worried that I might end up somewhere else. Is there any period in your own life you’d like to revisit, either to change something or just to relive it? BB: In A Year Without Autumn, Jenni moves forward in time and is left frantically trying to go back.(And even though they think they might be getting a bit old now, they probably still believe in mermaids and fairies.) Fun loving, they probably have a best friend who they spend all their time with, and they have a good imagination and have lots of dreams. They will be around nine or ten years old - particularly for the Emily Windsnap and Philippa Fisher books - although they might stretch as far as fourteen for A Year Without Autumn. Liz Kessler: Generally girls, although it would be lovely to think that there are a few boys in there too. Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?.He was thrilled when Liz popped into Bookbag Towers for a chat. Robert recently read A Year Without Autumn.

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