Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write mainly historical fictional, but cannot help my sense of humour and lack of tact from taking over. Writing with the Character Falstaff Wild is incredibly good fun and then there is the fascinating history. When I start a journey with Falstaff I rarely know exactly where I am going, the history just invites exploration!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Call of the Thunder Dragon is the first published Falstaff adventure. It was inspired after I decide to write a full ‘short’ story for publication. The ‘short’ blossomed into a full length novel! The first incarnation of Falstaff was a novella ‘Falstaff gets into Hot Water’ part of which is the prologue to the Thunder Dragon.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am a terrible procrastinator, but have recently started writing full time again. The history as I find it used to form the basis of the novel, that and the travel. I spend an inordinate about of time checking facts, including listening to era music which winds up being part of the novel. Falstaff fancies himself a good singer and inflicts his companions with his recitals of those jazz era tunes.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Bar far the biggest in influence is Flashman, have also read Bond, also novels of the 1930s & 1940s from the likes of Peter Cheyney. Biggles after Flashman left me thinking how little we know of his character, in contrast Falstaff is a fully fleshed out rogue, bully and wit.
What are you working on now?
I am working on the original Falstaff story, the ‘Orange Dragon of Old Hanoi’ which starts off in Singapore in May 1940. The Thunder Dragon is set immediately before this. I am also working on Falstaff’s school days 1925, which leads to his first adventures in Japan and China.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There are numerous ways for promotion for Authors. I have used Facebook and Twitter in the past. It is always advisable to target promotion with keywords for your genre.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you enjoy writing and are happy to lose yourself in your work for days, then stick with it!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It doesn’t matter many proofs you produce, do it until you’re happy with it.
What are you reading now?
I am reading many books for research, a 1920s novel about Shanghai and the White Slave trade, a book about Japanese aviation, and a book about ancient China. For pleasure I’m re-reading Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama
What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep at it, much as I enjoy it, I have to do it support myself, so I’m setting targets and avoiding procrastination!
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?
Oxford English Dictionary (all twenty volumes) for firelighters, A journey to the West, Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser and the 1976 Battle annual.
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