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My mind wanders terribly. I'm not wholly annoyed by my daydreaming as it has been immense use to me as regards imaginative thought, but it doesn't help when it comes to concentration. And writing needs concentration - lots of it.

I don't really read too much. It really is counter to my energy. I can't sit down and concentrate on words.

When I write, it's like watching a movie in my head.

I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus.

When I'm working on a book, I constantly retype my own sentences. Every day I go back to page one and just retype what I have. It gets me into a rhythm.

When I write, I tend to read it out loud to myself after. I'm a very uncomfortable reader, so it creates a distance between the text and me - it is a new way to see it.

For me, one of the hallmarks of a really great book is that I'm seeing it in my head while I'm reading.

I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop.

When things are going well, I can't write fast enough to keep up with my mind. Writing walks, speech runs and talk flies. Other times, though, it's like fishing.

I get caught up in my bubble of reading, writing, or music.