I’ll add it to the growing list! 🙂

very interesting, Roald Dahl is a bit of a legend to be fair. Loved some of his stories as a child. I hope u do take the challenge, I loved doing it because it made me think about the lessons Ive learnt from all the different writers I admire 🙂

I’m not sure which books I would say influenced me to be a writer. I remember enjoying writing from as early as I can remember reading. Books were always a big part of my life. I love Patrick White’s style and stories of, I’ll say dysfunctional as I can’t think of the right word at the moment, characters. I think I read all of his books when I was in my early twenties and would love to emulate his style (and success!) So far as short stories go, I love O Henry’s twist in the tail of the tale, and Poe’s amazing power to grip the reader. And then there’s Roald Dahl and the darkness of his stories. Hmm! Maybe I could come up with a list, now you’ve got me thinking. Thanks for the challenge! 🙂

Ah well thank you to Geoff Le Pard for sending you. I have to say it was spectacularly difficult to narrow down, and im not convinced i have them all. But i just used the ones that were most salient in my mind. There are definitelty some books that i remember getting to the end of and not being the same person i was at the start. I am sure i have forgotten some particularly bexause with the exception of the solitare mystery ive read them all in the last 10 years. Can you think of any that you would put on your list? I have read quite a few of Jostein’s books too. Not all of them but at least half a dozen i would say if not more! 🙂