That was easy. My partner has graphic design training so I gave him some ideas and he came up with suggestions.

Apple iPad 2 using both iBooks and the Kindle App

I have a wide circle of friends both in the literary world and out. Most are genuiney interested in my work and readily read my book when they become available. I find word of mouth and also Twitter are quite effective.

My desk(s) are quite neat and tidy as I find it hard to work in clutter.
I always have my Mac ready and save all my work to the cloud so that is always available everywhere.
My desk is often my lap as I write on a Mac laptop when travelling, which is about 4 months of each year.

I grew up in the Hunter Valley about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Sydney Australia.

Moved to Sydney when I was 17 and I think most of the influences that led to deciding to write and the style I adopted happened in that city. In recent years travelling 4 months per year both in Australia and overseas has also had a strong influence.

About 10 years ago I started with travel articles for various magazines and progressed to short stories. I have always liked reading crime and the obvious next step was to try my hand at writing it. I especially enjoy piecing together plots that keep you guessing. A good book, in my view, should always be a true mystery right to the end.

It just seemed so much easier. If you accept that writing is not really going to pay the bills and you do it solely with the intention of giving your readers pleasure then independent electronic publishing is the way to go.
As most people are aware there has been a revolution in fiction publishing to the eBook side and its much easier to go with the flow and embrace it.
I think I only had my first book self self published as a paperback. The eBook version outsold it many times over.

Knowing that as many readers as possible have as much pleasure reading my work as I do writing it.

They are one of the reasons why a writer, writes,to have as many people as possible enter and enjoy the world you create for them.

Currently working on the third Jill Brennan crime mystery. I am enjoying developing her character as she gains experience in the job and grows more confident. We also see a whole new side to her in this third book.

Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson and Ian McEwan.