![]() ![]() Icky Insects (Enslow, 2019) gives a glimpse into the secret lives of some of the most numerous animals on earth.įrom a Place Far Away is ".a lovely, funny,moving account of childhood in Scotland in the 1930's and 1940's. From a Place Far Away (Lychgate Press, June, 2017) is my memoir, covering my Scottish childhood before and during World War II. I've now gone the full circle and am back to writing nonfiction. ![]() But then I discovered-or rediscovered that you can just “make it up” and I started writing fiction, mostly drawing on my Scottish background. ![]() At first I wrote about insects and plants (write about what you know). It was only after I came to live in Oregon that I took up writing. So, when I went to the University of Edinburgh, I studied biology and genetics. Being an author didn’t seem like a healthy occupation. Most of the books in our bookcases were by people like Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen, and Charles Dickens-people who were dead. Home - Biography - My Books - Contact -Īlthough I loved reading and telling stories as a child, I never thought of being a writer. ![]()
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