Do you ever listen to music when you write? If so what kind? What’s your favorite? I think that sometimes what you’re listening to affects the writing, at least it does for me when I write.

Not really – I’m a muso, and I’ve been trained since a very young age to give music my full attention. It can be annoying, actually, particularly when you’re watching a film and you miss the dialogue bc you’re listening to the film score, ugh. 

So, I tend to listen to ambient soundscapes when I write, if I listen to anything at all. Mostly not, tbh. 

This is one that I used a bit when writing the Paths of the Dead, for instance.

And The Guild of Ambience are awesome. Seriously awesome. 

Or, I sometimes listen to a piece of music and then write, while the emotions & thoughts the music brought up in me are still strong and fresh. Sometimes I will hear a piece of music and it will instil the urge to write in me, without my direction or intention lmao.

If all dwarves devote their lives to a craft, does that mean Nori’s craft is stealing? XD

Well, a bit! I’ve answered this before 🙂

It boils down to: Nori’s craft is less ‘stealing’, and more TRICKERY/GRIFTING. Because it’s not about keeping score, it’s about how much fun the game is. 

He’s always loved the adrenaline rush. That’s why being stationary was so difficult for him in life, after the battle.