10 Things I want my readers to know about me by Jo Bloom
In early 1990, just after the Velvet Revolution saw the end of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia, I dropped out of university and went to work in Prague. I planned to be there for six months and ended up staying for five years.
If I could, I'd have acupuncture every day.
When I was twenty-five, I went back to university as a part-time student and got an MA in politics.
My son is about to start school so we're writing a book together about a car's first year at school; I wanted to find a playful way for my son and I to explore his feelings about the experience.
I've been freelance my entire working life. I have no idea what it's like to be a company employee, but I've always sensed that it wouldn't agree with me. I like my freedom.
I've been getting up early to write for so long, I don't need an alarm. I wake naturally around 5am every morning.
My plane landed in Bangkok on the day of the Tsunami, barely hours after the island where I'd planned to holiday had been destroyed.
I don't own a single pair of snazzy shoes. I do, however, have a wardrobe bursting with lovely vintage dresses. That's my weakness.
We got our first dog just over a year ago; I've been completely smitten with him since day one.
My two favourite cities are New York and Bangkok. Both are crazy and inspiring.