Came across this on a bunch of writing LJs earlier this year. Now that it’s almost time to register for nano, I thought it’s timely.

1. Three authors that have inspired or influenced my writing are:
   Brett Easton Ellis: Less than Zero in particular
   David Eddings who taught me the importance of telling a good story
   David Harsent: more known as a poet but his book From an Inland Sea had a mood that I’ve tried to create many times but without much success
   


2. The hardest part of the writing process for me is:
   anything descriptive. I can’t write paragraphs and paragraphs of scenery or one person’s thoughts on the flowers in her garden


3. One book I have always intended to read, but I haven’t yet is:
   the Count of Monte Cristo


4. (True or False) I sometimes read non-fiction for pleasure.
   false. I’m afraid to say I have no patience for non-fiction. The only non-fiction I read are travel guides, which don’t really count


5. (True or False) I came from a family that read a lot.
   true. I’m lucky enough to come from well educated families on both sides. My grandmother on my dad’s side was highly literate, in a generation some of whom didn’t know how to write their names. She taught me to read some quite complicated books even before I was a teenager


6. My favorite movie adaptation of a book is:
   lord of the rings. I’d never be able to read the books, I tried. I know I’m not alone in this


7. The most boring book I ever read all the way through is:
   none, if I find a book boring, I’d never finish it


8. Poetry is:
   one of those things that’s just beyond my reach, like the word that’s on the tip of my tongue


9. My favorite place to read is:
   where there is no noise


10. The funniest thing I have read recently is:
    the guardian’s assertation it’s proven that teabags taste better than leaf tea because over 96% of British households use teabags. Get real! 96% of households use teabags because they’re convenient


11. The most mind challenging thing I have read recently is:
    the independent article on consummation, very thought-provoking


12. When I stop by my local library the librarians must think:
    did you come in here for the air-con?