Who are your favorite authors?
There are so many, and for me it is books that stand out more than authors. I was started down this road by Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light, and so many of his books are influences. I enjoy Robin Hobb, Pat Rothfuss, George Martin, Naomi Novik, Michelle Sagara, and further back such SciFi luminaries as Alfred Bester, Ursula LeGuin, CJ Cherryh - and more. I like Anthony Burgess, Charles Dickens, Conan Doyle, William Kotzwinkle, Patrick O'Brian, Iain Banks (with and without the 'M'), Neil Gaiman, Jack London, TH White, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Alexander McCall-Smith. The list is not endless, but it's certainly very long.
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
Actually I like to write in bed, so it's usually the need for breakfast that gets me up. That period between waking and eating is one of my most productive.
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