I am writing under a pen name because I have published widely as an academic and I want to differentiate between my former life and my current passion, historically based fiction. I enjoy researching material and then once it's absorbed I let my imagination transform the facts into a plausible and hopefully enjoyable story.
My previous experiences as a geologist, academic and public servant give great scope for developing characters around various themes and topics with which I am familiar, particularly murder mysteries and thrilling novels. I write for the pleasure of s more...
