I love reading. Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter, Twilight, The Godfather, Memoirs of a Geisha, His Dark Materials, The Crow, are all in my top ten, but don't try and make me put them in order because that would be like asking me to pick a favourite child. It just wouldn't happen.

I love watching television and movies. They provide me with endless inspirations - The Sopranos, Prison Break, Boardwalk Empire, The Crow, Gladiator, The Godfather, Good fellas are all shows/ films that have had a huge impac upon me.

I write because I have to. There is no other way.