Name : John M W Smith (It’s my real name!)

Where are you from : Oxford, England.

A little about yourself `ie your education Family life etc  :

Topped my school in my final year exams. Went on to graduate at university with a BA(Hons) degree in history.

Fiona: Tell us your latest news?

A Russian publisher discovered me online and signed me up to provide my series of twist in the tale short stories anthologies to be translated into Russian as ELT teaching aids. The first one went to number one in the bestsellers chart at the best bookshop in Moscow. There is very little money in it, but huge satisfaction and a tremendous morale boost.

Fiona: When and why did you begin writing?

I began writing around 10 years ago. I saw a short story in a magazine and said, well, I could do better than that.

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