Enter the magical realm of Dartford, Kent, back in the good old days of 1967, where a mischievous lad was born, armed with an imagination that could stretch reality like ChatGPT on steroids. I was always prone to exaggeration and an overactive imagination. Like most young boys, I was wrapped up in Marvel comic stories; The Incredible Hulk and Sargent Pepper were my kinda guys. I’d make up stories with my Airfix soldiers too, and try writing them out – though not very successfully. It’s fair to say I had a sprinkling of creativity running through my veins, expressed in a variety of ways, from a life-size mural of the Incredible Hulk on my bedroom wall to the first book I penned around the age of 11, The Adventures of Winston the Cat. (I recently found the short book tucked away in the loft – along with several pages of The Cave - a short story of a young boy on holiday, a little different to Plato’s:) Like most adults, I let my creativity flounder. Family, life and all that adulting took priority. Yet there was always a part of me that wanted to create things I was proud of. Maybe legacy is the right word, I’m not sure, though a feeling of making a positive contribution to the world in our short lives revived my senses. And so, I summoned my determination, wove my magic, and ta-da! Behold, I emerged as a six-time Amazon bestselling author. Was it luck, strategy or sheer brilliance? Maybe a sprinkle of all three, with a dash of stubbornness and an insatiable passion for history and personal development. My stories may not be perfect yet, but hey, we're all a work in progress. I have a lot more to share with you – I just saw that I have written titles for another 7 books! So please come along for the journey and let our imaginations roam. We don’t have to be what others want us to be! My next books are Indoctrinated - Creating the Philosophy of YOU! and Age of Heroes - a Napoleonic novel. I now live in Leeds, Kent with my childhood sweetheart and best friend, Kim and continue to be involved in a number of projects, including several social enterprises and creating self-help courses. Contact Me via email at mark@urconqueror.co.uk or via his Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008961664163