Changes

For many years I have also been researching my ancestors, most of whom have come from Pembrokeshire for at least the last four hundred years, so after returning here I began to take a specific interest in those who lived in the 18th century. This led to a desire to bring the period to life, so I began writing historical novels set in Dyfed during this era, the first being a biographical historical saga based on the life of my gt x 3 grandfather, a very lively and charismatic Irish actor who came to Haverfordwest in 1778, stayed and became a notable figure in the area. This was followed by a prequel about his early life as an actor at the famous Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.

Like many other new novelists now, I spent several years trying, without luck, to find an agent, so when I was finally told bluntly that unless I already had a track record of successful novels under my belt, or was a celebrity, I stood no chance of ever finding either agent or publisher, I looked into publishing my own books. I am hoping to describe in the very near future my journey from there to here, this on a blog under my name on Amazon. It is a story whose trials and tribulations are worthy of a story of their own!

I am also a landscape photographer, and was delighted when a slideshow of my Pembrokeshire photos (some of which have appeared on the cover of Pembrokeshire Life magazine) accompanied a lecture held at the New York Public Library during Wales Week in 2009.