Really enjoyed reading this - thank you! Some of the questions I had in mind to ask you have already been answered, or are awaiting response. I'm especially interested in hearing about your own personal favourite pieces. Has there ever been a time that you've struggled with a piece to the point of exasperation? And if so, did you find a way around it, or let it go? Do you find it easy to let go of plots/parts that just refuse to make their way from your head to your fingers (assuming that happens to you :))?

You clearly love reading, and you've touched on how some books have sparked a creative muse for you. How important do you think reading (in general) is to the writer in you? I think it was Stephen King who said that if people don't make time to read then they don't have the tools to write (paraphrasing, but that was the jist). From your own personal experience, would you agree?

And these are just curiosity questions - do you have a writing ritual? A particular time or place to write? Does your personal mood influence what you write?

Finally - have always enjoyed your work and am delighted to hear that there will be more of it.