Describe your desk
AN INTERVIEW WITH TINDERBOX AUTHOR MARK SWAIN
My desk is busy but I make some attempt at order. It depends on the day you look at it. Today is fairly junk-free.
On my desk at the moment is:
1. A road atlas of the UK
2. A Filofax open at the diary. I use this as a portable desk diary. I'm trying to use my i-Phone but it's a struggle
3. Mug of Japanese green tea (Chinese is not the same) with a coaster under (1960's Spanish flamenco dancer)
4. A notebook where I write down to do lists and ideas for stories etc
5. Glasses case with cleaning cloth (Ray Ban)
6. i-Pad which I use for reading e-books and managing other Twitter profiles
7. Bills etc - currently a statement for power generated from my solar panels
8. A paperback book - The Tokyo-Montana Express by Richard Brautigan.
9. i-Phone 5
10. A MacBook Pro with a Logitec ergonomic mouse (yes I still use one)
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up all over the world. Born in Singapore (father an aviation engineer in the RAF) then returned to UK (Kent). Moved to Hampshire, then Malaysia aged 6 (father now Army avionics engineer), then back to Singapore, then back to Hampshire age 11. Boarding school in Winchester, then to West Germany, then back to UK (Lichfield), then Hastings aged 16 (Sussex). I went to 10 different schools and caused a lot of trouble.
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