How long have you been writing for teenagers? -For ten years.

How long have you been writing for teenagers? -For ten years. I (1)_____(to write) poems and little stories since Iwas a child. I like writing for teenagers. When I(2)___(to write) for young people, I think about writing the plot. -What writers(3)____(to influence) your writing? -I(4)____(to read) lots of different things since I learnt to read and I think everything(5)_____(to have) an influence on me. In my early years, J.D. Salinger and Jack London were my favourite writers. I like crime fiction and I still(6)____(to read) a lot of American crime writers. I also like reading a lot of non-fiction books. -(7)____you___(to read) much teen fiction by other writers? -I usually(8)___(to read) a lot. But, when I(9)_____(to write) a book I(10)___(to try) not to read much teen fiction.