How long have you been writing?
For as long as I can remember! But I only found the time to really get to grips with the craft when I retired from a long career as an Engineer.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
My mother was a London born war widow who moved to a remote country area shortly before my birth. So I grew up in the shadow of the Black Mountain range that marks the border between England and Wales. My mother's life has certainly played an important part in enabling me to create interesting female characters. My second Smashwords novel "Summer Day" is set in the place I grew up and draws heavily on my own childhood experiences.
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