By way of introduction, here is bio:
M G da Mota is Margarida Mota-Bull’s pen name for fiction. She is a Portuguese-British novelist with a love for classical music, ballet and opera.
Under her real name she also writes reviews of live concerts, CDs, DVDs and books for two classical music magazines on the web: MusicWeb International and Seen and Heard International.
She is a member of the UK Society of Authors, speaks four languages and lives in Sussex with her husband. Her website, called flowingprose.com, contains photos and information.
What is the sweetest thing someone has done for you?
Waiting for me at the airport with a lovely, cuddly teddy bear to greet me.
How would you spend ten thousand bucks?
Probably on a trip somewhere I haven’t yet been like Namibia, Cambodia or Japan.
Where do you get your best ideas?
It depends. It can be a holiday somewhere, something I see, a piece of music, a ballet, a person, something I read. It depends on what touches or inspires me at a particular moment and there are many, many different things.
What comes first, the plot or characters?
Usually, the plot but there have been instances when the characters come first.
What does your main character do that makes him/her special.
Assuming we’re talking about the novel ARABESQUE here. So, the main character is special because of his loving, kind, warm, caring, attentive, honest, liberal, open-minded personality.
His intelligence and loyalty, his love for family and his passion for and dedication to his art, which is also his profession, as he is a classic ballet dancer. All these are qualities and attributes I admire and that in my opinion make a person special.
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