I read an interview with you some time ago and the story went that you started writing because you were living in America but could not work, however, as a writer you had no "immigration" issues. Is this true? The reason I ask is I followed the path laid out in that article and I now write for a living, though not fiction, primarily technical and copywriting but I thoroughly enjoy it all the same. Regards Karl Hindle London UK
It's totally true . . . . . I met and fell in love with an American, she couldn't emigrate to Britain for family reasons, I had no ties, but the US government, in its infinite wisdom, wouldn't give me a Green Card, so I airily told Judy I would write a book. I moved to NJ and was an illegal immigrant for a couple of years (paid taxes, though). The book worked (phew) and we're still married, I'm still writing, and now I'm legal! Life is strange, but can be wonderful.