You can find information about me on the About page, like where I grew up, where I live now, my writing history, etc.
If you’re interested in how many ideas it takes to write a book or whether I’m a plotter or pantser (or somewhere in between), please follow those links.
I describe why I write directly below.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to make contact.
Why do you write?
There is true power in the written word. Needless to say, words have the ability to transport you to another time, place or world, and offer you another perspective. Words can inspire, motivate, and impart knowledge and life truths.
There are a range of reasons why I write, but two stand tall above the others.
1) The Dream
I’ve always loved a good story, from books and movies to those told around a crackling campfire (ideally with marshmallows toasting). It helped that my mother was a teacher and a librarian, and my father was a born storyteller, always with a yarn to spin. (Yes, the fish was always “this big”—now stretch your arms wide… no, wider.) They too came from a line of storytellers.
I was in primary school when I dreamt of writing my own novel and putting it out into the world. Given my favourite books at the time—The Hobbit (by J. R. R. Tolkien, of course) and Ice Station (by Matthew Reilly)—it was to be an action-packed fantasy novel. That dream hasn’t really changed.
2) The Art
As with many artists, I’m compelled to create. There’s a force pulling me to the keyboard. There’s a story begging to be told. There’s a passion that wakes me up in the morning and that keeps me up at night.
Our thoughts are an ocean, rich and boundless. I’m called to explore, like a sailor to the sea, like a diver to the depths.
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Also, I’ve always enjoyed a challenge. Penning a novel that grips you from the first line, that has you fully immersed in its world, that keeps you up past your bedtime and catches you unaware with its twist… now that’s a Mount Everest sized challenge.
