L. H. Maynard
Биография Len H. Maynard (1953) and Michael P. N. Sims (1952) have been writing together for a long time. We met in 1964, aged eleven, at Ambrose Fleming Technical Grammar School in Ponders End, Enfield. We weren't friends immediately, that came later, when, aged 18, we had left school and started work - Len as a lapidary in London and Mick for Lloyds Bank. We both still work for the same employers. We began to talk one night, in the bar of the Crown & Horseshoes pub in Enfield, went for a long walk after closing time, and a life time of friendship was born. Mick is married to Clare, Len isn’t married to anyone any more, and there are two children between us, Iain Maynard and Emily Sims. We both live in Hertfordshire, about 25 miles apart. We began writing in 1972 with short horror stories that were either Pan Horror type stuff or very atmospheric mood pieces. Our first sales were in 1974, with Curtain Call to London Mystery Magazine for £7 and a second story, Benjamin's Shadow to Hugh Lamb for his Taste Of Fear anthology. Hugh has remained a lifelong friend. Our writing history settles into four main periods - the early traditional ghost story period of about ten years from 1974: a middle period when we wrote a lot without sending much off for possible publication. During this period we wrote and broadly destroyed about 11 novels, and wrote numerous stories. This 'barren' period lasted about ten years from about 1984. The third period began around 1994 and is when we began again in earnest and happily continues to the present day. During this period most of the published work featured on this website, bar the novels, was written. The fourth ten year period began around 2004 with the publication of what currently is our last story collection, Falling Into Heaven. This phase is dominated by novels. We write supernatural thrillers but are branching out into crime and adventure as well. Mick can be contacted personally at michael@micksims.f9.co.uk Показывать: |
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