I'm an accidental author, by that I mean it was not my intention to become a writer. Having retired after an active career, I found I had time to spare. Taking up playing a computerised, turn based...view moreI'm an accidental author, by that I mean it was not my intention to become a writer. Having retired after an active career, I found I had time to spare. Taking up playing a computerised, turn based strategy game based on Rome, I was suprised to find that part way through my first campaign, my Roman armies underwent a dramatic change with the arrival of a man called Gaius Marius.On doing some research I discovered that this was Non-fiction and that the changes he instituted, helped the Roman Republic's army become a force that eventually conquered most of their known world. As an ex soldier, this inspired me to further research and eventually to write. I chose to write historical fiction because the facts are well documented in history but pretty dull reading for those like myself, who cannot read Latin.Keeping my stories within the known dates and including fictional accounts of Non-Fictional battles and events, I tried to create books that would have enough facts to inspire people to do their own research. while basing the stories on a single character, without resorting to a 'Slice and Dice' Genre.view less