Yuri, I'd like to say a very big thank you for including me in your list of top ten favorite writers. It was a very pleasant surprise, especially as I haven't been active as a writer on the board of late.
I'm also thrilled to see you beginning to write stories of your own. That was how I started out... getting inspired by reading and rereading the greats, like JB, A Penman, Deensmith, ccfight and Angeldawn. Then figuring I should have a go at writing my own tales.
Interestingly, I would include the majority of the writers on your list as formative influences when I was figuring out how to approach writing Boarding School Queen. HG Hunt's Bush War, in particular, helped inform the way I wanted to write about Helen and Mhairi's ongoing contest which formed the main thread in BSQ Book 1.
Though I haven't posted any stories here for a while, I've been keeping active writing and producing catfight comics based around different genres. Some involve my BSQ characters like Helen, Mhairi and Amita too. I might look to post some new writing here in the not too distant future as well.
All the best,
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