I was being asked for advice on how to write a book during the covid lockdowns. It wasn't because I'd had any experience at that point - just because I was good at looking things up and regurgitating online advice into something that people can actually follow. And when I understood it well enough to explain it, I decided to follow it myself too, use the free time forced upon me, and discover if I really could create the type of novel I wanted to see on shelves - my favourite genre complete with interesting characters solving puzzles, and representing me and my interests in a way that didn't yet exist in print at the time.

My latest book is a departure from the two I already have published (the first two books of The Weapon and the Fruit - my whodunnit series featuring a quirky Aussie detective solving murders in contemporary west London while refusing to wear footwear). My newest book, currently in the editing stages, and aiming for publication before Christmas 2025 is a comedic fantasy set on another planet where magic exists and racism doesn't features an innkeeper and failed magician fortuitously placed as the only person who can lead a team of trainee adventurers up a mountain and through a dungeon campaign to save the population of a nearby city from being slaughtered by recently unleashed and extremely dangerous magical hybrid animals. The Dungeon Campaign for Animal Rites is essentially Discworld meets Knightmare with all the humour of my previous work, but with magic instead of murders. Suitable for all ages, but more likely to appeal to adults and particuIarly intellectual teens, it makes fun of the fantasy adventure and RPG traditions, while exploring some serious ethical considerations along the way.