The Word Cloud

Information

• Are you a ...?
  Unpublished writer (so far)
  
  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 ...?
  Sophisticated
  
  Who is your favourite author(s)?
  Thomas Mann, the Brothers Grimm, Oscar Wilde, Konrad Lorenz
  And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
  Buddenbrooks: Decline of A Family; Death in Venice and other short stories; Jurassic Park; King Solomon's Ring; Wolf Totem
  What are your working habits when you write?
  Disciplined
  
  Are you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?
  Some self-editing
  
  Your ultimate writing ambition?
  Get my writings published. Above all I love them shared, but since a stack of self-printed A4 manuscript feels about as appealing as those pre-exam papers your teachers hand you for a last-minute cramming, I decide to go knock on a publisher's door :p
  Your worst habit?
  squeezing the reservoir of my pen and picking at my fingers when plot runs dry or prose goes haywire
  Your opinion on the books industry?
  It is a tough game, but everyone does their best
  
  Where do you write?
  anywhere deserted-looking; let's say a private dorm is the best I can find at the moment
  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?
  Tino is my avatar boy and favourite toy. I beg you not to laugh. He inspires me with cuddles, or so I think!