Dear Mr. Cornwell- I am a great fan of your books, especially the Warlord chronicles and A Crowning Mercy. Have you ever considered writing a story set in Ancient Egypt? It was such an amazing period in history and there is far more to it than just the mummification and death rituals. Another question- how do you find the sheer strength of will to persevere with chapter after chapter of novel after novel? Phillip Pullman has said something about pigheadedness in a writer being the difference between an amateur and a professional- what’s your take on that? Sophia