Editing the second book of my Now & Forever series, trying to get to work on writing the 3rd book of it, and I've got this teen paranormal adventure/romance thing called Færie Patrol I'm thinking about writing.

Oh, lots of them.
Off-hand, I'd have to say Spider Robinson, Robert Heinlein, Ed Greenwood, Elaine Cunningham, Seanan McGuire, J K Rowling, Lewis Carroll, Edgar Rice Burroughs, L Frank Baum, A A Milne, and Robert Louis Stevenson.

A dog who needs attention, cats who need food, and my own need to get to a job so that I can pay for their and my own food.

Playing with my pets, playing Fate or Torchlight, or reading.

Mostly I wander through ebook stores. I don't use Kindle, but I do like discovering books through Amazon -- their recommendations system is highly amusing, and the "people also bought" thing can be … an experience. So, in the end, dumb luck, but I get there through Amazon; I'm also wont to look into books discussed in places like Candlekeep.com

I try to go for something simple, elegant, but at the same time eye catching and able to stand out against the thousands of other covers you'll see browsing by genre. I also like the cover to reflect the story as much as possible, a fun light hearted story shouldn't be in dark sombre colours, and the image should evoke an idea of what lies behind.

Oh, my.

The Hobbit -- because it is, possibly, one of the greatest bits of writing in the history of fiction.
Dragondoom -- Epic fantasy adventure, sweet romance, and heart-breaking tragedy.
Time Enough for Love -- Heinlein at his penultimate best.
The Wizard of Oz -- a very close contender for being as wondrous as The Hobbit
Alice in Wonderland -- A well deserved classic.

Books. I've found cereal boxes, newspapers, and travel brochures to not be very gripping and compelling.

iOS.

Shameless begging and wanton self-promotion?

Okay, so not quite that bad. I have a blog, and it gets a fair bit of traffic -- I assume that helps. Blind, dumb luck, seems to be a major factor. Writing in the Romance genre really seems to be a big one -- I know people as good or better than I in other genres who don't get the sales I do, or even the page views (for the book, I mean, like the stats here on Smashwords); all we can figure is the real difference is genre.

What, at work? A cubicle.
For writing? Whatever would I want to write at a desk for?!