Kate Thompson
Kate Thompson
NationalityIrish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth16 November 1959
CountryIreland
love
You know yourself, once you've had the excitement of riding thoroughbreds, it's not very interesting riding anything else. But I still love horses; I just don't have one any more.
america huge librarians tend though
What I tend to get from America is very enthusiastic letters and e-mail from librarians and schoolteachers, the gatekeepers, though I hesitate to use that word. I've never been a huge seller.
awful telling
I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination.
dad
I am political. But not politically active. I'm not my dad. I'll never write polemic, as he did.
joined met north
I came to writing because I joined the North Clare Writers' Workshop, which met every week at Ennistymon Library.
civil gave
I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up.
bothered english good liked mad music
I wasn't that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music.
difficult dreaming time work
If I have one thing on in a week, I find it very difficult to get back to work that week. I need a lot of dreaming time.
common individual involves stay thread
If there's a common thread to my books, it is that each involves an individual's journey. The individual must stay true to themselves.
mythology
Irish mythology is gorgeous, and so are the fairies, but they are very misrepresented in the U.K. They are not little creatures with wings.
among poems poetry published slim volume written
My first book was an adult novel, 'Down Among the Gods,' published by Virago, and I've written poems as well, a slim volume of poetry.
mum time
My mum wouldn't have had any time for fantasy stuff; she's more practical.
phase terrifying
The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.
books knew written
There's only one set of books I've written that I knew was going to be more than one book at the beginning, and those are the 'Missing Link' books.