Author enjoys greater success since switching to female pseudonym
A best-selling Midland author's books have gained even greater success after being published under a woman's name.
Michael Taylor, from Swindon, Dudley, began writing seriously in 1990 and in 1997 his book Eve's Daughter, part of a trilogy, was published.
Despite success since that time, publishers who became interested in his backlist of titles suggested they would be better under a woman's name.
He chose Nancy Carson, because he felt the name would appeal to readers in America and get better placement on bookshop shelves.
Now the latest title, Missing You, has been self-published and another book, Honour Thy Father, is due for release in a few weeks time.
Michael said: "I suppose you could say that I have had more success since writing as a woman.
"Of course, Nancy had to have a persona and I based her on my wife, Linda, with an outgoing personality and someone who began life as a nursery nurse with a son and a stepson.
"As a couple we both have a son and stepson and three grandchildren.
"I think the idea of me writing under a woman's name was because it seems women prefer to read books by female authors.
"Nowadays most books are offered as ebooks and that has been very significant.
"They are cheaper and people download them on Kindle on which people can store umpteen books.
"However, although I love a paper book I can see the significance of this.
"Some of my books took me a year to write with the shortest time being four months.
"Missing You is set in Dudley and Enville during the Second World War and also features K-Lines, an internment camp in Eire in Southern Ireland.
"The main male character is a British pilot who is reported missing and the heroine is a girl from Dudley."
Missing You is available for £3.49 on Kindle and in paperback form from Amazon for £9.99.
