Cathy Hopkins

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• Name: Cathy Hopkins
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Lives in: Bath, England. Fab place. I feel like I’m on holiday whenever I go into town. It’s really beautiful here.
• Lives with: husband Steve and 3 cats, Otis, Dixie and Georgia.
• Grew up where? I was born in Manchester. Lived in Kenya between the age of five and twelve. Back to Manchester then went to London where I lived for thirty year then I moved to Bath in Somerset two years ago.
• Books: 60 published so far.
• When did you start writing? 1986
• When did you start writing for teenagers? 2000. The last twelve years have been the best ever. I love writing for this age group.
• How many series have you done for teenagers: 5. The Mates Dates series. Truth Dare series. Cinnamon Girl series. The Zodiac Girl series and the Million Dollar Mates series.
• Latest series? Million Dollar Mates.
• How many countries are the books published in? 34 which is a thrill. I love seeing the book covers from the different countries and also like chatting on facebook to my various readers in countries abroad.
• Currently working on? Million Dollar Mates no 5: Super Star.
• Next book out in the UK? Love at Second Sight – out in August. This one is a one off novel about a girl who is told by a clairvoyant that she must find her soul-mate who is a boy she knew in a previous life. I wanted to write something very romantic and this is an idea I have been wanting to write for a while so am very pleased it is getting published.
• Where do you work? In my office at the top of the house. We live on a hill so I can see Bath down in the valley from the window.
• Do you work every day? Yes. Mainly Monday to Friday but it often spills over into the weekend.
• Favourite past-time: a long walk, lunch with friends, a seat in the sunshine with a good book.
• Top writing tip: Never give up.
• Best way to contact you? Through facebook these days.