The Word Cloud

Information

• Are you a ...?
  Unpublished writer (so far)
  
  What genre do you primarily write in?
  Fiction for children
  
  If you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?
  Fantasy
  
  Are your reading habits ...?
  Other
  
  Who is your favourite author(s)?
  Philip Pullman, Jane Austen, Terry Pratchett, G.P Taylor etc
  And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Northern Lights / Subtle Knife / Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman Ruby in the Smoke / Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman
  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?
  I would love to have my own book, bound and with my name on the cover, sat up on my bookshelf next to all my favourite writer's books.
  Your worst habit?
  Okay, I'll confess it......I talk to myself when I write. I say aloud what will happen in the next chapter, get so caught up in verbally creating it that I then have to rush to type it up before I forget.
  Your opinion on the books industry?
  It is a tough game, but everyone does their best
  
  Where do you write?
  My bedroom
  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'll give the Clouders 3 random facts about me: I work part-time in a stationery shop. As you can imagine, it is a thrilling job! I have a cat called Flossie. I love to bake - I make the world's best mince pies.