Dissecting Writers: diddi

The following questions are taken from a profile of Scottish author Ian Rankin for bookshop chain Waterstone's: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/pages/content/1285/
Today all but two have been posed to diddi: http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poets/diddi/

What was your favourite childhood book?  

Gulliver's Travels.

Which book has made you laugh?

John Densmore's biography of Jim Morrison.  

Which book has made you cry?                

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (when the lion died).

Which book would you never have on your bookshelf?  

Harry Potter.

Which book are you reading at the moment?            

Journey To Ixland by Carlos Casteneda.

Which book would you give as a present to a friend?    

A Diary.

Which other writers do you admire?

Kipling, Mary Shelley, Anne Rice.

Which classic have you always meant to read and never got round to it?      

Lord Of The Rings.

What are your top five books of all time, in order or otherwise?    

The Doors Of Perception (Huxley), Interview (Rice), The Teachings Of Juan (Casteneda), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Norse Legends.  

What is the worst book you have ever read?      

Terry Waites' autobiography.

Is there a particular book or author that inspired you to be a writer?      

Shelley, Byron and Frankenstein.  

What is your favourite time of day to write?    

Late at night, early hours.

And favourite place?      

Bedroom.

Longhand or word processor?      

Longhand.

Which fictional character would you most like to have met?  

Aslan the Lion.

Who, in your opinion, is the greatest writer of all time?  

C. S. Lewis.

Which book have you found yourself unable to finish reading?  

Lord Of The Rings

What is your favourite word?

Gesticulation.