Dear Mr. Cornwell, First, let me say THANK YOU! for giving your fanbase the chance to ask you questions so informally. You have responded to two of my personal questions in the past, which I am truly grateful for. I received The Last Kingdom as a Christmas present last December, have devoured every book in the series, and just finished reading The Burning Land. Consider me waiting patiently, with countless others, for the next installment of The Saxon Stories. Apart from heaping you with well-deserved praise (you’ve become my favorite author), I must beg a question: I’ve heard in interviews that you prefer to write in long segments over fewer days during the week, which helps your writing process. Having hit a recent snag in my own writing, I was curious if you listen to music when you write? Or perhaps have a specific routine that gets you in the mindset to write?

Jay Littlejohn