The Word Cloud

Information

• Are you a ...?
  Writer published in mags, etc
  
  What genre do you primarily write in?
  Crime
  
  If you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?
  Thriller
  
  Are your reading habits ...?
  Omnivorous
  
  Who is your favourite author(s)?
  Michael Connolly, Hemingway, Tolkien, John Grisham,
  And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
  Wow this is difficult, so difficult in fact I am going to opt out on this question, although I believe the first book you read will forever be a favourite, which in my case would makeit, The Borrowers!
  What are your working habits when you write?
  Perfectly balanced
  
  Are you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?
  Prefer to let rip and edit afterwards
  
  Your ultimate writing ambition?
  To continue to write for magazines but to finish my book(s) this year...sometime.
  Your worst habit?
  Distracting myself when I sit down with the best possible intentions to write.
  Your opinion on the books industry?
  It is a tough game, but everyone does their best
  
  Where do you write?
  everywhere!! including work, lunchtimes of course!!! ;-)
  What else do you want Word Clouders to know? eg: do you have 9 cats / like paragliding / eat nothing but tinned fish / work in the bath / live in Kettering?
  I work full time, writing is a distraction from everyday life. I live in Warrington with my wife and two wonderful kids, Oh yes and the dog; Mia, a Border Collie. I have a long list of hobbies that include keeping fit, photography to mention but two.