W. B. Martin Puhaka Books

I began writing in 1976 while on a bicycle tour of  New Zealand. It was to be a bicycle guide to the North and South Islands. In 1979 I returned to gather more information, going so far as receiving permission from the New Zealand government to use their topographical maps in my book.

 

But life caught up to me with a new marriage, a new career and constructing my own home. Time moved along and the only writing I got to do was technical writing for work. A daughter came along and my writing continued to be on hold.

 

But during this entire time I was reading and traveling. My ideas were incubating. Gone was my original idea of writing non-fiction, replaced by a more creative desire to write novels. I felt as though I had something to say and fiction allowed me the correct vehicle to express myself

 

With life less encumbered, I finally had time to sit down and let the books flow out of my head. Writing my first six books in two years, it seemed as if each book was fully formulated as I put each into the computer. Three books were each written in less then three weeks time. While editing and proofing extended the time to publication, the kernel of each book’s plot stayed true to my original idea.

 

As a new writer, I’ve read numerous articles on being successful. Most tout the need to pick a genre and stick to it. I’ve strayed from that premise as I want my ideas out in the world versus complying with conventional wisdom. I hope you find my books challenging and thoughtful in a way I intended them to be read.