Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been writing poetry for about four years and have just published my first book At The Going Down of the Sun. I am also currently writing 3 books about my war relatives and another book of letters from a ww2 soldier to his family and friends
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called At The Going Down of the Sun. I have a keen interest in family history and ww1 and 2 and had 485 relatives who died in the two world wars. It is these relatives along with some who were war poets that inspired me
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My own war poet relatives Julian Grenfell and Ivar Campbell inspired me. I was also encouraged by Carol Rivers to write my relatives stories
What are you working on now?
Currently writing a book about the women in my family who served in the war, a book about the siblings and families who served and died and another book about all my other relatives who died. I also have a collection of ww2 letters from a soldier to his family and friends and their letters to him which I am typing up into a book
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and twitter are extremely useful. I have my own Facebook page for my books and poems and I am a member of book groups, promotion groups and military history groups in which I post my poems and links to my book and on twitter I target military enthusiasts and experts. I also make my own promotional flyers to put up and the rest is wordnof mouth
What are you reading now?
Just read jo Thomas sunset over the cherry orchard and now reading 17th suspect by James Patterson
What’s next for you as a writer?
To publish my book about my female relatives at war and start working on another poetry collection
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?
The secret garden, any of Enid blytons famous five series and Ferney by James long
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