The Word Cloud

Information

• Are you a ...?
  Writer published in mags, etc
  
  What genre do you primarily write in?
  Literary fiction
  
  If you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?
  Short fiction
  
  Are your reading habits ...?
  Omnivorous
  
  Who is your favourite author(s)?
  Anne Tyler, Marilyn Robinson, Annie Proulx, Toni Morrison, Kate Grenville, Eudora Welty etc
  And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
  Beloved; The Bluest Eye; Gilead; Breathing Lessons; Walking on Glass; Shipping News; Delta Wedding
  What are your working habits when you write?
  Procastinatory
  
  Are you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?
  Ten times? Why so little?
  
  Your ultimate writing ambition?
  To produce a steady output and find a market for my work.
  Your worst habit?
  To shy away from marketing myself. To edit forever.
  Your opinion on the books industry?
  Too much celebrity and hype, but good books still get through
  
  Where do you write?
  In my 'offfice' at home.