Tagged !

I've been tagged by Kelly at Big A, little a, so although I'm sure this will be Too Much Information, here are 20 random facts about me !

1 - I'm an ISTJ personality type, making me Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging.
2 - I'm going to be 37 on November 8, but in my head, I'm still 21 !
3 - I love listening to classical music - my favourite radio station is Classic FM.
4 - My favourite book is The Lord of the Rings
5 - Before I became a scholar of fantasy fiction, I was a scholar of First World War literature and history.
6 - I'm single.
7 - I hate shopping, except for buying books.
8 - I'm a passionate supporter of my local library.
9 - I've lived in Hong Kong and Northern Ireland as a child.
10 - I have two younger siblings, both of whom write fanfiction, but writing fiction bores me.
11 - I learnt to play the guitar when I was in my late teens, but I had to give up after I had an operation for a dislocated shoulder when I was in my 20s - I could no longer comfortably hold the guitar.
12 - I have a cat called Shade who lives with my parents.
13 - I don't drive, although I did learn how to drive.
14 - I would love to go to the IAFA conference in 2007.
15 - I'm working on a book about female fantasy heroines.
16 - I published my first paper on Harry Potter just after I graduated (the paper was written whilst I was still an undergraduate).
17 - I can't eat meat or much in the way of dairy produce because of health issues.
18 - Juliet E McKenna is my favourite living fantasy author.
19 - I love frosty mornings with blue skies and sunshine.
20 - I started this Blog on July 3, the birthday of my late friend Margo McRice. I missed having daily email conversations with her about my writing and research, and this seemed like a good way to find others who share my interest.

I tag Camille at Book Moot, Suzi at Words, words, words and the Lady Rona.

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I was pleased to find Witi Ihimaera's marvellous book, The Whale Rider in the library yesterday - the last time I looked for it, they didn't have a copy. I've seen the film of it some three or four times so far. If you've not read the book, I heartily recommend it, and if you've not seen the film, do get hold of it, because seeing the whales (instead of merely reading about them) is awesome. Keisha Castle-Hughes who plays the young girl in the film is quite incredible; I think I'll watch the movie again later today.