Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Graham Clayton [pen name Clayton Graham] and I was born and raised in the cobbled streets of Stockport, near Manchester UK. I graduated with a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Salford University in 1966 having attained a Student Apprenticeship with English Electric Aviation.
I settled in Victoria, Australia in 1982, and am a retired aerospace engineer who enjoyed working in the field of efficient lightweight structures and watching them fly around the world. I have always had an interest in Science Fiction and where it places humankind within the universe we know and love. I love the ‘old school’ science fiction written by authors such as HG Wells, Jules Verne and John Wyndham. Also the works of Isaac Asimov.
Milijun is my debut novel, but there are further adventures to come.
I love animals, including well behaved pets, and all the natural world, and am a member of Australian Geographic.
When I am not writing, walking, travelling, or gardening, I enjoy fine food with family, friends and five energetic grandchildren.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Milijun, which actually started as a short story. The birth of the alien RNasia occurred in the short story, and when they decided to wing their way to Earth I knew it could not end there. They seemed to want their universal journey to be worth something; they wanted their mission fulfilled. So I decided to oblige them.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Just write when I can and when the words flow.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love the ‘old school’ science fiction written by authors such as HG Wells, Jules Verne and John Wyndham. Also the works of Isaac Asimov.
What are you working on now?
A new novel called ‘Saving Paludis’. The novel is a Science Fiction work set at the outer limits of human exploration, in the year 3898 AD. Police agent Stefan Lattanzis, mysterious seer Serpentine and scientist Clare Cavanna, combine with rebel alien natives to combat the ignorance of the Paludis authorities and the might of the mother planet.
Only perseverance, faith and bravado will win the day amongst the verdant marshes and snowy mountains of Paludis.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Always save whatever you have written, no matter how small.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep cool, no matter what.
What are you reading now?
Rainbow Mars by Larry Niven
What’s next for you as a writer?
To finish ‘Saving Paludis’ and write a follow-up to ‘Milijun’.
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?
Anything by Dean Koontz, something about survival on a desert island, the Bible for inspiration and a copy of Milijun.
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