The Word Cloud

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• What genre do you primarily write in?
  Fantasy
  
  If you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?
  Sci-fi
  
  Are your reading habits ...?
  Other
  
  Who is your favourite author(s)?
  Susanna Clarke, Ian M Banks, Hermen Hesse, Tom Robbins
  And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
  Johnathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Siddhartha, The Player of Games, Jitterbug Perfume, The Earth Sea Quartet, The Lord of the Rings, The ladies of Grace Adieu
  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 spend my working life solidifying the worlds that swirl around in my head, bring delight to zillions of people and enjoy many adventures - in the name of research - all over the world with my wife and kids!
  Your worst habit?
  Self loathing, I really should quit.
  Your opinion on the books industry?
  It is a tough game, but everyone does their best
  
  Where do you write?
  At home, mostly.