All stories are influenced by other stories.  Many writers say they don’t read fiction while they are writing a book because they don’t want another book to impact the story they’re working on. But I’m always writing, which would mean I could never read, and that would be very sad. Here are five books that had a clear impact on the writing of my new crime-mystery novel for ages 10+, The Fall. 1. The Body by Stephen King. The book was turned into the movie Stand By Me. Possibly my favourite book and my favourite movie of all time. I read…