I've noticed you're brilliant with imagery and description - I just read how, when Mrs. Moon escapes from Curly's house, how "a bank of clouds was rubbing out the stars one by one." Absolutely perfect imagery, considering what has just happened. As a fellow writer, I'm dreadfully envious: Do these incredible images come to you regularly? Or is long and difficult work to conjure them? Thank you for this gripping read!

D.B. John So glad you enjoyed the story, David. To be honest I don't find writing easy at all. So, yes, you could say it is long difficult work. I change my mind often, have a lot of doubts, and often delete the previous day's work. For every good metaphor there will be ten bad ones that I'll cut! I'm hoping to get better at the process, and not take so long over the next book. Someone once told me good writing is good reading. I try to read novels for about three hours a day, just to study how other writers pull off certain effects. The more I read the more ideas I tend to get.

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