I just came across the blog of Jodie Llewellyn and stole, er, asked her permission, to use this quiz that she’d adapted from yet another blog (Girl in a Basement). It looked like fun, so here are my answers to THE THREE.

THREE THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. I write fiction as Deborah Jay, and non-fiction under my real name of Debby Lush
2. I live in the UK, on the south coast much of the time but I also have a lovely house in the Scottish Highlands
3. I train competition dressage horses and riders for a living

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

1. Heights – although I enjoy flying
2. Walking alone in the dark – my imagination is way too fertile
3. Fire – I reckon I was burned at the stake in a former life

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

1. My car – I do way too much driving, but it enables me to earn a living.
2. My Jack Russel, Frodo. who travels everywhere with me.
3. My laptop – how did we manage before the internet?

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:

1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Riding my lovely horses, Merlin and Alfie

THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING/YOU’VE CONSIDERED:

1. Veterinary medicine – glad now that I didn’t make it; not enough free time for writing
2. Teacher – doing that, though not quite how I’d envisaged it
3. Actress – I’ve always been a performer at heart

THREE BOOKS YOU HAVE RECENTLY READ:

1. Kim Harrison’s Hollows series – ongoing
2. Nefertiti’s Heart by A W Exley
3. The Returns by M K Clinton

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WORKING ON, WRITING WISE:

1. The Prince’s Son, sequel to The Prince’s Man, my debut novel
2. Participation in The Blog Tour: What, Why and How I Write
3. Some Q & As for a riding club magazine

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:

1. Write at least 15 novels
2. Find the time to retire (and then write at least 15 more novels)
3. Visit New England in the fall

THREE CELEB IDOLS (or crushes):

1. Aiden Turner
2. Cate Blanchett
3. David Tennant

THREE QUOTES:

1. “What’s the point in being an adult if you can’t be childish when you want to be?” Doctor Who
2. “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi
3. “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” Mark Twain

So come on folks, share your 3s