What is your writing process?
It's different with each book, but generally I try not to over-think it. I plan all my stories on one sheet of paper only. If I need help with the chain of events I'll write them all down on post-its and juggle them around until I get it right. After that I write about 5K words and then go back over them and edit. After that first 5K though, I usually get into the swing of things and push on without further edits until I'm finished. I round off with a couple of thorough edits, one final edit and the proof-read. Once I've published the story I do another double/triple check. There's always something I miss the first time round.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
I was a big fan of the short stories you get in comics so that was my usual reading material when I was a child. The first actual book I remember reading was Flat Stanley about the guy who's so flat he can be sent through the post in a giant envelope when he wants to go somewhere. There was also a book of Aesop's Fables I remember reading. I loved them.
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