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BIO

I believe that you are never too old to become an author.

If Colonel Harland Sanders can start his ‘little chicken enterprise’ at the age of 65, I can sure have a go at book writing! I am in good company, too. Frank McCourt, Octavio Solis and Laura Ingalis Wilder were all debut authors at 60 or older!

It’s funny how life’s twists and turns can open new doors. Without that chronic health condition and early retirement, I may never have had the courage to start writing. Although I had wanted to do it for so long, other things always got in the way, until that point. Now with time on my hands, I could finally sit down in front of my writing and research screens and write.

My debut novel, JASON is the start of my 3rd career.

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21 July 2025At long last…longer than I ever thought it would take…’The Help’ has completed and is now on its way to the publisher. 90,000+ words, 11 murders, international settings around Europe and the UK, family feuds, poison, explosions, fires and a twist with a transgender character! I mean…what more could you want?! I followed the outline layout method this time, and that, coupled with a lot more factual research to tie the storyline together meant that the book took a lot longer to write than ‘JASON’. I really enjoyed writing this one – JASON was the debut, of course, but I had that in my head for over 4 years! This second novel was my writing a new tale from scratch, with no history. It was a challenge to my writing ability – could I do it? Yes! I did it, and not only that but I am flat out on manuscript three right now – watch this space! [...] Read more...
21 July 2025Yes…well.. in all the excitement to get ‘The Help’ finished, I focused on that and neglected this. My fault, but…here I am ready to catch up with a few things! [...] Read more...
26 May 2025Yes…. After a few fits and starts, the rainy season has licked in. Daily rain for the last 2 weeks, and some of it has been extremely heavy. good that we already tested out new-build house roof!! I’m definitely not complaining, for 2 reasons: more rain means less garden watering, saving time and water usage, which although is cheap, we still pay for. the rain cools everything down, meaning the bedroom is semi-bearable before the A/C is switched on. We will have rain on and off until October. The last 2 years it has been sparse, so we are hoping this year we will get the full rain quota, to replenish the water table and top the big pond right up to the brim. [...] Read more...

The story of

JASON

I started writing JASON 18 months ago, but I had the idea for the book for two years before that.

I wanted a down to earth main character not some ‘superhero’. I’m sure many readers will relate to him. Wronged for much of his early life eventually it all become too much and revenge was in the air, and so the book was born.

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