Dear Bernard, Have read many Sharpe novels. But have just finished the first two Saxon novels back to back whilst on holiday. Will be buying ‘The Lords of the North’ as soon as I can get to the booksellers. One thing has always intrigued me, how long does it take you to write a book like ‘The Pale Horsemen’? Do you write 9 to 5 every day or spasmodically ? Do you find yourself writing more than one book at a time or do you do one book from start to finish to keep the story fluent. Enjoy all your books – keep at it please. Patrick Madden