DC Green

  

 

  
  Before he became a children's author, DC roamed the world writing for surf magazines - mainly because he couldn’t afford his own air tickets.  He has written over 2,000 articles for 100 plus magazines and newspapers, contributed to a dozen anthologies and won awards for both his fiction and non-fiction writing.

DC still surfs and works for surf magazines, but writing kids books is now his main gig .Yes, he reckons he’s found the most enjoyable and worst-paying job in the country! In 2006, he performed his inspiring and humorous show in over 100 schools and was profiled on Foxtel’s RA TV

      

DC Green, enjoying his own weird words.
Photo: Karisa Whelan
   
.The DC Green QUIZ   
   
Question 1  
  What does the 'DC' in 'DC Green' stand for?  
Answer:  
  My daughter reckons, 'Dangerous Chef'.  
   
Question 2  
  When did you start writing?  
Answer  
  I've always loved writing. By the time I was ready to be born I'd completed my first three books. I would have written more, but I wasted most of the time looking around for somewhere to plug in my laptop. When the doctor smacked me on the backside, I squinted at him and went, 'Waaah!' Which of course meant, 'Ah, you must be my agent!'
Okay, I'll try and be a little more serious ;-)..		  
     
Question 3  
  What was your job before you wrote Erasmus James & the Galactic Zapp Machine?  
   
Answer  
  Before I became a children's author, I worked as a surf journalist. That dream job combined my love of surfing, writing and travelling. I had thousands of articles and stories published in about 30 countries, travelled the world, met every world surfing champion, won a few awards (for my writing, not for my surfing)... and lost part of my bum cheek on a tropical reef. Oops, can I say bum? I did it again. Bum!  
     
Question 4  
  Where did you get the great ideas for Erasmus James & the Galactic Zapp Machine?  
Answer  
  My daughter and stepson wanted a story with lots of jokes, ninja horses, mutant chooks, space travel, a cracking story-line and some good scares. I mashed these elements up in my brain blender and read the results to a lot of kids. Whenever they wandered off to the nearest Playstation, I threw that section out. Whenever the kids rolled around laughing on the floor and begged for another chapter, I knew I was on the right track.  
     
Question 5  
  Will you please visit my school?  
 Answer  
  I love doing school visits and have worked out an interactive show that is filled with laughter and surprises. Just get your teacher or librarian to contact me, and I'll do my best to visit your school on my next book tour!
 If your country doesn't have my books, send letters to your leaders!		  
   
Question 6  
  Where do you live?  
Answer:  
  I grew up in a small town on the South Coast of NSW in Australia called Ulladulla. Though the town isn't so small anymore, I still live there, along with one slightly crazy daughter, four very crazy cats and a blue-tongue lizard.  
     
Question 7  
  What's your best writing tip?  
Answer  
  Read a lot and write every day, even if just a few words. Imagination can be the best fun park in the universe!  
   
Question 8  
  What are your plans for the future?  
Answer  
  I plan to write a lot more children's books and become a billionaire author like JK Rowling (ha ha). Unlike her, I will donate 90 % of my profits to charity. I'd also like to still be surfing at age 109, hopefully on a tropical zapp planet with sponge-lined reefs!  
   
Question 9  
  Why did you become a children's author?  
Answer  
  I read the famous Harry Potter books and discovered they all told the same story, were predictable, flabby in parts and lacked any rip-snorting jokes, especially of the fart variety. I figured I could do a better job and so began work on 'Erasmus James & the Galactic Zapp Machine.' What fun it is to create worlds and characters! Now I'm hooked and will be a children's author till the day I release my final fart!!  
     
Question 10  
  How can I contact you?  
Answer  
  ..You can send me an e-mail to me care of Barrel Books. You can also send me smoke signals, but the only reply I know how to make is, "Help! My kitchen is on fire!!"