Since 1996, I’ve been a regular contributor to the fiction in magazines such as Women’s Weekly, The People’s Friend, My Weekly and Take a Break’s Fiction Feast.
 
I’ve been amongst the winners or long/short-listed in numerous competitions and my first book, Battle for Love, was published with Roane Publishing in 2017. That was pure fiction, a romance ending on the field of Waterloo.



The Saga of Kali Kolsson is different. It tells the tale of how Kali Kolsson became Earl Rognvald of Orkney in the 12^th Century following murder, battle and trickery. It’s as well-researched as I can make it and based on the stories in Orkneyingasaga and Heimskringla. Whether these originals are strictly accurate or the Icelanders who wrote them indulged in a spot of poetic licence is a matter of conjecture. No matter, it makes for a great read.
 
I enjoy writing historical fiction – or faction might be the more accurate term as real lives are blended with fiction to tell their story - but not all my writing comes into this category.

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing some of my plays performed on the amateur stage and even once won a prize for poetry, which surprised me no end!
 
Not all is historical, either, ranging from humorous to dark, crime to romance, and pretty well most of the stops in between.