A. D. Landor

When it became apparent to me that 'Sorcerer to the Queen' and 'Knight Errant' were no longer valid career paths I worked my way through 37 other jobs before arriving at writer. Along the way I looked after seals and bears at London Zoo, taught small children how to stay on a horse, wrote competition scripts for radio stations and told tall tales to anyone who would listen. I now live outside London, with the sort of book and music collection guaranteed to ensure the neighbours never stay long for coffee.