Your opinion is needed!

***EDITED 8 JULY 2009***

Sorry folks, I hadn't realised that the poll would only allow 20 questions. There are now TWO polls, twelve questions each. PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE QUESTIONS FROM BOTH POLLS.

Apologies to those who have voted already, please vote again, while I moan about technology...

Those paying attention will know that I have an anthology project in the works called Chinese Whisperings with my long time collaborator (and co-editor) Jodi Cleghorn and eight other writers.

Biography pages will soon be added to the site, and each week one writer will become the spotlight writer for a week. As part of this, and as a fun way to get to know the writers, we'll be answering five questions from a list of 24. Taking a leaf out of Jodi's book, I thought I would leave the choice of which questions to answer open to you, the readers/stalkers of this blog.

So, there's a poll there are two polls following with the 24 questions. I'd like you to tick the questions that most interest you, and the five with the most votes will be the ones I select to answer. As for the other questions? I might decide to give you the answers to them at a later date.

So please, if you would be so kind, get voting! And if you think anyone else would be interested, feel free to share, Digg, Tweet, Stumble etc the link to this post.

Thanks guys!

Which questions should Paul answer for the Chinese Whisperings Anthology? (Part 1)

Pick one book from each decade of your life. Who would you like to give that book to and why?

Which book do you wish you had written?

Would you rather have critical acclaim, or commercial success?

What was the first story you remember doing for the sheer joy of writing (ie It wasn’t a school project or homework!) and how old were you?

What was it that you read that made you want to write your own fiction? Why do you think it had that effect on you?

Looking at the fiction you’ve written to date, what kind of things does your work explore?

Do you write for a living or do you have a day job?

What do you love about writing?

Are there any other writers in your family?

What was the last book you read and why did you choose it?

What book are you currently reading? What do you like/hate most about it?

What is your favourite short story and why?

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Which questions should Paul answer for the Chinese Whisperings Anthology? (Part 2)

Do you have a favourite place to write? If so where is it?

What has been your favourite story to write to date?

Where do you get your inspiration for stories and characters?

Which has been your favourite character to bring to life? What is it about that character you are most drawn to?

What is the worst "knock" you’ve had to recover from as a writer?

Who have been your mentors?

When do you normally do your writing? What do you most like/dislike about writing then?

If you could meet any published writer (dead or alive) who would it be and why?

Who are your favourite authors and why?

If you could trade places with any fictional character (yours or someone else's) who would it be and why?

What is the easiest element of writing for you? What is the hardest?

What advice would you gift your 18 year old self about writing?

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