Summary
A boring afternoon in the office led to Anthony Horowitz writing his first children's book when he was 23. Ahead of his appearance in Harrogate later this month, he talks to STEVE PRATT about murder, war and bringing his teenage James Bond to the big screen
AT the age of eight Anthony Horowitz felt "completely certain" he was destined to be a writer. And he wrote a play to prove it. "I was born a writer, " says the man who created teenage spy Alex Rider, hero of a series of bestselling children's novels, and counts Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War among his TV hits.See the full content of this document
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'I Was Born a Writer '
"My father was a businessman so he was slightly thrown and dismissive of the idea. He was a very cultured man but didn't see a writer being in his family."
North London-born Horowitz, who studied English and art history at York University, became a full-time writer at 28 after enjoying...See the full content of this document
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