Besides writing what else do I do?

I like:

Going for bike rides, gardening, sitting and thinking, sitting and not thinking, curling up in a nice warm bed with a good book  (current favourites are British author Maggie Gee and Canadian genius Margaret Atwood)  riding on trains, drinking red wine,  doing the Guardian crossword, occasional back-packing, walking in the Welsh hills,  watching The Simpsons,  cooking, stroking guinea pigs, watching Puffins, going to plays, making sculptures out of scrap. (see pictures - Miss Wales 1998 and Tap head) I also love to draw, though not well enough to do the pictures for my own books.  I make and sell cards using recycled paper  (to see them click on the Shippo link below)