The Word Cloud

Information

• Are you a ...?
  Writer published in mags, etc
  
  What genre do you primarily write in?
  Other non-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)?
  Charles Dickens, Bill Bryson.
  And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
  All Dickens and all Bryson. Paulo Coehlo, William Dalrymple, Ranulph Fiennes, Howard Marks. All their books are my favourites.
  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?
  Some self-editing
  
  Your ultimate writing ambition?
  To earn a modest living.
  Your worst habit?
  Easily distracted.
  Your opinion on the books industry?
  Too much celebrity and hype, but good books still get through
  
  Where do you write?
  In my study
  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 have an ancient dog, Tara, 19 this October. I love to walk in my local mountains. I like street photography. I love good coffee houses.