What is your writing process?
I may be prompted by a place, some incident or a strong idea. I will have a vague plot - never too stringent because the story usually takes over at some point. I write fast, leave the story, then re-read a few days later and make adjustments. I've never completely revised a book - I think spontaneity is essential and too much revision depletes this.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
One of the first was called "Clary Coot" - about a coot that gets trapped and then escapes from a fire in a mill. I don't know who wrote it but it was the wonderful illustrations that had an impact.
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