Richard Trigg

Although I've always enjoyed using language, this is my first book and I have absolutely loved writing it. It was just one of those things I had been wanting to do for a long time but never quite knowing how to start. The opportunity came when, like Charlie the central character in 'History Hut', I took retirement from teaching history and acquired a new shed around the same time. The two events are not linked but they both fed into the book idea. So far, so autobiographical, but I really have no idea where the time travelling bit came from. Maybe it was the 'Mr Benn' stories I used to watch as a child, where this normal chap in his suit and bowler hat (well, this was the 1960's) would go to a fancy dress shop. There, he would exchange his sensible clothes for a series of exotic costumes. Each one then led him onto whatever that week's adventure was going to be. Once I'd worked out the 'logic' behind Charlie's magical shed (it needed to be a bit more complex than Mr Ben's) the rest seemed to flow and he he certainly ended up having an adventure or two! Will there be a sequel? Don't know yet, let's see how this one does...