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T.D. McKinnon

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in Lennoxtown, Scotland

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Speculative Fiction, Action/thriller, Historical Fiction & Memior

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Born in Scotland in 1950 and raised in the coalmining communities of Scotland and England, T.D. McKinnon joined the British Parachute Regiment when he was just fifteen years old. After spending five years in the British army he worked at a number of occupations including bus driver, furnace-man, builder's labourer, roofer, bouncer, storeman, car salesman, life guard, aquatics manager, private investigator and for many years he was in high risk security: event and venue security, close personal protection, cash and gem escort and armed, rapid response for a national bank group. His close personal protection company had a number of high profile clients including a member of the Spanish royal family and, during his visit to Australia, an a Uni Born in Scotland in 1950 and raised in the coalmining communities of Scotland and England, T.D. McKinnon joined the British Parachute Regiment when he was just fifteen years old. After spending five years in the British army he worked at a number of occupations including bus driver, furnace-man, builder's labourer, roofer, bouncer, storeman, car salesman, life guard, aquatics manager, private investigator and for many years he was in high risk security: event and venue security, close personal protection, cash and gem escort and armed, rapid response for a national bank group. His close personal protection company had a number of high profile clients including a member of the Spanish royal family and, during his visit to Australia, an a United States President.

Training in the martial arts for most of his life and becoming a master in several forms he represented at national level, both in Scotland and Australia, and became a national referee. As well as teaching and instructing in the private and corporate sectors, he taught at government and private schools.

Whilst at school T.D. McKinnon displayed a natural talent for writing, but it wasn't until the 1980s, after moving to Australia, that he began writing again. Always writing for his own enjoyment, after having publications in the 'Letters to the Editor' columns of several Sydney newspapers, the inevitable, delayed budding of his writing career began. Following articles published in 'Impact, Blitz and 'Combat', martial arts magazines, and 'The Green Earth', an environmental newspaper, he began submitting short stories to various magazines e.g. 'Cosmopolitan' etc.

A prolific writer T.D. now writes full time in the genres of action/thriller, speculative fiction, memoir and historical fiction.

T.D. McKinnon lives in Tasmania with his wife, professional actress, singer, dancer and editor, Zoe Lake.

T.D. currently has several projects in progress, including contributing a story for a children’s storybook by Franklin House, National Trust of Australia, as part of the Tasmanian Heritage Festival and to run in line with the Australian ‘National year of Reading’; due for publication in May 2012.

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Queensland author claims Launceston prize

Hello everyone,

I know I'm a bit late with this post, but I've been a trifle bit busy these past few weeks.

I had such an interesting and fulfilling experience judging this short story competition I thought I'd share with you the article about it that appeared in The Examiner.

My thanks to all the ladies of the Society of Women Writers Tasmania for giving me the opportunity to be the finals judge, an Read more of this blog post »

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	First Chapters by K.S. Brooks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Hise (Goodreads Author), Laurie Boris (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surviving the Battleground of Childhood 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terra Nullius 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heather Skye Wilson Is the Psychic Warrior 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I was a Teenage Devil - But I'm alright Now! (Construction of a Personality, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Farrell Is Utrinque Paratus it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trilogy of the One God by T.D. McKinnon (Goodreads Author), Zoë Lake (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surviving the Battleground of Childhood: Construction of A Personality 'The Early Years' by T.D. McKinnon (Goodreads Author), Zoë Lake (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Budōka Odyssey by T.D. McKinnon (Goodreads Author), Zoë Lake (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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T.D.’s Quotes

“The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,
Gang aft agley.
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!

(To A Mouse)”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

tags: circumstance, fate, men, mice, planning, plans, schemes

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