Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
One and a bit..
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Kertamen. I had noticed that quite a few people were alleging via social media that there may have been a conspiracy in the Scottish Independence Referendum, so I think that inspired me to starting thinking about Kertamen.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write at night.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I think that George MacDonald Fraser was my main reading influence as a young man whilst Puzo, LeCarre and Colleen McCullough were all favourites of mine later on. With regards to Kertamen, the Bible as well as Josephus, were exceptionally helpful.
What are you working on now?
The follow up to Kertamen – The Orcadian File.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I was fortunate in that my agents, radio and newspaper pieces were helpful in that respect.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write about something you love or are seriously interested in, because it akin to doing a degree, in that if you are interested in a subject, it will never become a chore.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Sometimes you need to put your overalls on and do shift, regardless how good you are” The late Celtic and Scotland Manager Jock Stein.
What are you reading now?
Violence in Republican Rome, by A.W. Lintott.
What’s next for you as a writer?
The Orcadian File and then a fictional book on the Roman emperor Gaius Caligua perhaps. Though I have been asked to write two Tartan Noir projects and a screen play, so we shall see.
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 Bible, anything by Bear Grylls, Homer’s Odyssey and Papillion by Henri Charrière. What I would not take however is Lord of the Flies 🙂
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