Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hi, I’m 57 years of age and grew up in the east-end of London. I had no formal education, leaving school at 15 with no qualifications other than I could be an expert nuisance. I always loved reading though and enjoyed writing essays.
I began writing about ten years ago, wrting a couple of very bad horror stories. Then, I took an online creative writing course with The London School Journalism. My tutor gave me much encouragement, stating that she believed I had a “raw talent the needed nurturing”. I suppose, to paraphrase, the rest is history.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
What inspired me to write Warrior King Legacy? A love of the underdog I suppose.We all know of Asterix the Gaul, but far fewer people have heard of Vercingetorix, the man upon whom the cartoon character was based. He was an extraordinary young man, who against incredible odds, united the tribes of Gaul and built an army that very nearly destroyed Julius Caesar and his best legions. Imagine history if that had happened. Rome would be just another capitol city today (if it even existed). The Colosseum would not have been built. Would The Vatican exist? Would there even be a Pope as we know him? For a man who very few people even know existed, he could have changed the course of history. But, at the end of the day, he was only defending his nation’s way of life.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t have any unusual writing habits, I don’t think I do anyway. I don’t like to start writing halfway through the day, or if I have to stop at a given time. I try to write a couple of thousand words in a day, but that can be dictated by research.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love the work of Conn Iggulden. The Conqueror series in particular. Bernhard Cornwell’s Sharpe. When I was younger: Wilbur Smith, Clive Cussler et al. I didn’t read much as a youth, too busy living a London life. Only wimps read books in the east-end of the 60’s and 70’s. I allowed myself a grin there.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on the sequel to my second novel, Thirza Dellow, the first being in it’s final editing stage. The first is set against the Napoleonic war. A young woman grows up with the overwhelming need to find her soldier father, who abandoned her mother for a life in the army unaware that she was pregnant. Thirza has lots of adventures, culminating at the Battle of Waterloo, where she and her companion find themselves embroiled in the defence of Chateaux Hougoumont. The sequel is in its infancy, but I have a good idea where it is going.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t know that I have a best method to promote my book(s) as yet. I’m still very new to this. It’s a case of suck it and see what works best at the moment.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I wish I did have some advice for new authors, but I am a new author myself and would not wish to appear patronising. For myself I would say: “Stick at it son”.
On a technical note, I would advise, keep it tight. Never waffle or fill pages with endless exposition. If I, as a reader, become bored for even a few pages, I will put the book down and probably never pick it up again. Don’t be afraid to dump a day’s work if, when you read it back to yourself, you have doubts about it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I have ever heard must be, to go with your gut. If it reads right to you, then half the battle is won. After all, if you don’t like your own work how can you expect others’ to?
What are you reading now?
“Bite” by Nick Louth. A new author to me, but we must give all us newbies a fair crack. I’m 40% in and still enjoying it.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hope that I’m successful in my writing.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Probably the Iggulden Conqueror series, I can read those over and over. I know I should be choosing something from the classics, but as I said, when I was a kid reading was for wimps. I never read a classic and today they just seem dated. I always waited for the film to come out. Another grin.
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Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.