Hey @nicholas1983, thanks for your comments.
I've been writing for more than twenty years and the practice is certainly paying off now ;)
I don't 'prepare' as such, I'm one of those fortunate people that can sit at my computer and tap away at the keys, just pulling thoughts from my head... when I look up, there's a reasonably coherent story on the screen...
I'll have to have a think about how I can help people with their own writing - keep an eye out for it :)