EmilyM

I agree Ian, it is such a shame when writers are dismissed as "just a horror writer" or for penning a chick lit novel. Any piece of writing descriptive enough to grip the reader and leave them with such fantastic imagery should be celebrated. I have such respect for all writers with a talent I'd give my right arm to posess. I also spend the majority of my day emailing and have composed many a creative email to my boss but creativity in telling the man who pays my salary where to go means they are never sent!

Hi Everyone, I've been crazy busy with my new venture so haven't been able to post for a couple of weeks but here I am again. I've been reading The Hobbit for the thousandth time since my love for the novel was reignited by the recent movie and I've always been enthralled by how beautifully decriptive Tolkein is. I often wish I could have that very gift, the ability to see beyond the surface and then describe it so perfectly your reader sees exactly what you do with no need for pictures. Which Author would you want to be? Is there a transcript/quote you have never forgotton? Do you wish you could express yourself to a loved one or even an enemy using the pen of Shakespeare, Tolkein or one of the Bronte sisters?

Hmmm chesilbeach, i'm sure there are many qualities about you which would inspire many a writer.....maybe your placid easy going personality would invoke something mysterious, maybe something mythical. My imagination is running riot, if only i was a writer

I agree Ooshie, I have read some wonderfully uplifting chick lit. It's always nice to read something a little lighter after a really gritty heavy book.

These answers are feeding my imagination and rightly or wrongly i'm developing a dinner party of very mixed characters in my head! Drislane you can be exempt from choosing only one Author but only because curiosity has the better of me

I always wonder about the disclaimer in a book stating all characters are fictional. They must be based on somebody right? I would have been honoured to inspire Tolkien, to be some sort of mothering, comical hobbit or a warrior like Eowyn. Who's muse would you like to have been and how do you imagine he/she would hav captured you as a fictional character?

Or less sugar in your coffee?

Well thank you Drislane, i shall endeavour to continue to make a visit to the forum worthwhile.

When i was little i used to love those bookswhich allowed the reader to create their own story. At the bottom of the page there would be two options and when you had decided your characters fate you were directed to the appropriate page. I would always read the story again and again, choosing different options each time to change the story. Are there any stories you would have liked to have ended differently? How would you rewrite the story?

Paddington and Heidi will be a breeze after trekking through Middle Earth with a bunch of naughty hobbits!

I think I was convinced I was actually Paddington!

i always thought I'd been taught the phrase incorrectly particularly when i read it in a book (can't remember for the life of me which one!) and spent days in a debate with my Mum.