Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I would like to become a professional writer but I’ve found it a long road. I will keep trying and writing to bring people pleasure. My first published book is ‘Murder on Display’ it was also the first time I introduced my detective Dan Brennan. The next book was also a Dan Brennan novel, ‘The Politics of Murder’ some one has established a nuclear waste dump in Australia and no knows about it. I’ve written a lot of short stories and my next two books and I put them together in ‘Evil in the City’ and ‘Love and War’. I studied writing for children and wrote ‘Melissa Lane, Girl Detective’ and ‘Sarah Loves Ice Cream’. I came across some research and wrote ‘How to Achieve High Self Esteem’ a book about self development. I have also written Screenplays and plays.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
This Book ‘Refugee’ came out of observations from my childhood and extensive research. Although, it is fiction there are some family stories intermixed in with the fiction and changed to suit the story. It is about a German refugee who settles in Australia after WW2 took away his family and self worth. He has to overcome prejudice and problems. His war time experiences come back and haunt him as if he was still fighting the war.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I am writing and creating another world, I leave this world and live in the one I am creating – ask my wife. She can’t get any sense out of me. I have used the ‘seat of the pants’ method – that is sit at the computer and write making it up as I go. I have used the research and plan method as well – they both work, but the later method means there is less rewriting. When I am into the story I tend to get restless and wander around, check the fridge, pick up some fruit and return to the computer. I edit a lot, and spend more time revising than the original writing.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I guess every book I have ever read influenced me. I remember reading ‘Black Beauty’ by Anne Sewell when I was a child and that made me understand the enormous effect writing can have. I loved comics, westerns, detective stories. Later I read better books and the classics.
I like Jeffrey Deaver, Ian Rankin, Clive Cussler, George RR Martin, William Golding, George Elliott, Jorn Lier Horst. I love discovering new authors when I read my Kindle.
What are you working on now?
I am working on a new Dan Brennan Novel, ‘Vigilante’ about a person who kills criminals who have got away with murder, child abuse, and rape etc.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I try them all, Awesome gang is good.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Sit on your bum in front of the computer and write until it makes sense.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you know or can discover.
What are you reading now?
‘Dregs’ by Jorn Lier Horst.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Get ‘Vigilante’ Published. I have story running around in my head but I’m not sure if it will be a novel or a screenplay.
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?
Any books I would read. ‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Goldin. ‘First man in Rome’ by Colleen McCulloch, Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva.
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