Caroline Grebbell

Biography

Born in Belfast, I originally trained as an animator, then in theatre design. I have worked as an opera stage manager at New Zealand International Festival of Arts in Wellington, Wexford Festival Opera, Ireland and the São Carlos National Theatre, Lisbon. I have designed costumes for the Whittier College Theatre in Los Angeles and have been employed by most of the festivals in Edinburgh in a variety or roles including Box Office Manager, Hospitality Director, Print Reader and Jury Coordinator. For the last twenty years I have lived in Scotland and am employed within the film and TV industry as an Art Director, having worked with directors as diverse as Stephen Poliakoff, Shane Meadows and Birger Larsen. I am therefore heavily involved in storytelling from a visual perspective.
I attempt to spend my time productively between Scotland and a small village in France, but this doesn’t always go to plan.

Smashwords Interview

When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
I spend time with my partner, I walk my dogs..I read, write, travel..watch films. When I am working on a TV show or a film it seems like every hour of the day is taken up, it is all consuming and I manage none of the above. I work and I sleep and I pay the dog walker!
I try and be a better friend but am terrible at keeping up with it all.
I don't know where the days go.
When I was a child I didn't understand my grandmother when she told me the days go faster as you get older. Now I understand.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
'Charlotte's Web' by E.B.White. I loved it as a child. The comradeship , Charlotte the spider's protests, Fern's love of Wilbur and the horrors of his potential slaughter. It has stuck with me all this time. I am a huge supporter of 'Compassion in Word Farming' and I don't eat meat..perhaps Charlotte's webs are still in there!
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Books

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