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Ian McFarlane

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Ian has been a fan of reading since childhood while sharing his bedroom with elves, orcs and the occasional troll, but writing didn't arrive at his finger tips until much later. It wasn't until 2010 with the global rise of fantasy based movies that Ian rediscovered that desire to write.

And so the Red Dragon series was born, inspired by everything that is fantasy from Tolkien to Potter, including the glue that brought everything together in the Red Dragon series, the legends of King Arthur.

In June 2023, Ian decided to take a year out from his chiropractic career and concentrate on his writing. He bought a ten metre sailboat and is presently travelling around the UK, anchoring in the most stunning locations, and writing … plenty of writing. ...more

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It's late June 2023. I'm sitting in a grade 2 listed shed in Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in England; it's a cafe. My coffee is hot and my cake is delicious.

I've had a major re-think with everything in my life after 15 years of working as a chiropractor. I felt a need to change.

And so, I bought a sailboat, and I have decided to live on it for one year sailing around the UK and Ireland, and Read more of this blog post »

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