Peter Fox, writing name Merlin Smallbone, lives in Witham, Essex, England and writes computer programs during the day. People often call him a character, usually "?" or "!". Before writing 'Two man double act' he was certain in his own mind that short pieces for fun and poems for brain exercise were all he was interested in. The exciting Minda series set in medieval times has reached volume four in only a year. It's really compelling to write as characters develop and cope. I call it 'White-water writing for women.' Since the success of the Minda series he's been writing novels on many subjects. The series such as Minda and Good Apple are yarns for intelligent people. The single books normally have a deeper theme or themes. For example Seamouth Saxophone looks at how much better we could make society with a small effort, while Future deals with many faces of leadership. He has never had an imaginary friend.