What can I say about myself? As a child I never lived in a place longer than three years. As an adult I have lived and worked abroad in England and Japan. Travel is part of who I am, and a big part of my writing. When someone reads one of my books I want them to feel like they are experiencing a real world, with fleshed out cultures, complete with maps, languages, and histories.
My first novel (Orope - the White Snake) is fantasy rooted in Bronze Age history. I’ve always loved ancient Mediterranean cultures and often felt disappointed by how few novels ventured into this territory. It’s exciting to mix two of my great passions, writing and history, together.
Living in Japan I was inspired to write Leda and the Samurai one very hot summer as I walked through the Tanabata decorations. I felt like one might be able to step through a door and end up somewhere magical…