Dear Mr Cornwall I’ve been a reader of your books for many years and am continually impressed by the diversification of your story lines. The battle scenes are particularly graphic and intense, and I like the way you fuse actual history with fiction. What I’m really interested in, is how do you name your fictional characters, and how you construct them ? Do you partly construct the characters then build the story around them, or does it work the other way around, or do you have a special formula ? Finally, do you have any tips or suggestions for someone like me who wants to do this, but doesn’t seem to be able to carry the project through to fruition ? I appreciate your time in reading this and look forward to hearing from you. Best Regards Peter Edwards