Catherine Fisher — Welsh Writer

Catherine Fisher is a Welsh writer, broadcaster and adjudicator who lives in Newport. Her former jobs include working as a primary school teacher and archaeologist. She also taught Writing for Children at the University of Glamorgan... (wikipedia)

I always was going to be a writer. The other jobs were just to keep me in food. Though I enjoyed the archaeology.
I often write in pencil on paper and then type up later. It's much quicker than using a keyboard.
With the novels, I try to write a few pages a day - it doesn't sound much, but it can be difficult if I'm not sure where the story is going.