Goodreads asked Ruth Holroyd:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Ruth Holroyd This is a tricky one. Being a writer is a bit like worshipping at a church to a God who you don't know and don't understand fully. A lot of my writing is magic, particularly creative, story telling and poetry. It comes from a place inside myself that I have to give myself up to in order to connect. If I try too hard I can't do it. All I can describe it as is magic. I don't often know the ending when I begin, I don't plan anything. I just sit and write. With a book like the Reluctant Allergy Expert though, that was planned to within an inch of its life. it's a much harder writing experience but arguably gives you prompts when you're stuck. The best bit is looking back over a piece of writing and thinking, wow! Did I write that? Truly wonderful and also terrifying!

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