authorguybailey
G'day
Have you ever been to Australia? This is a huge island continent, but living here still has an island feel about it because we're sort of isolated from the US and Europe. We're in a different hemisphere, which means the opposite seasons, and with time differences it's generally night here when it's day-time over there.
As for culture we're probably not much different. We're modern, western, multicultural. There's a lot of European influence here from migration back in the 50's and 60's and onward. There's a lot of Asian influence from more recent migration. Of course, we're still a bit British from 200+ years of settlement and we have a great aboriginal culture that dates back thousands of years beyond that. And we have weird animals.
This is where I live and work these days… The Darling Downs of Queensland… Bunya Mountains in the distance.
My mystery/romance books are set here in Australia. I've travelled and worked all over this island and am drawing on that experience for settings. We have massive deserts, tropical rain forests, grasslands rolling with the curvature of the earth, beaches north, south, east and west, and we have snowy mountains in the south. We have huge cosmopolitan cities and one pub, outback towns. Usually there's a pub.
I also dabble in erotic/horror stories and plan to add some of those to my booklist shortly. The full mystery/romanc series featured here is in the final stages of penning and editing - expected release mid 2015.
Any kind of communication or feedback is very welcome: authorguybailey@gmail.com.
Kind regards,
Guy Bailey