Hi, I’m Greg Mutton. I live on the mid north coast of New South Wales, Australia in a quiet bay-side village with my wife and our 2 cats.
It feels great to have the opportunity to finally start getting my stories out of my head and onto the page where I can share them with others. If I’m totally honest, I began writing 30+ years ago, but the serious stuff started happening in 2016.
I have spent most of my working life in engineering and management and, when faced with being forced to retire (medically) I needed an outlet. I began writing in earnest, and in 12 months had a manuscript to send to an editor. The first response was “it’s too long and should be a trilogy”. Another year later and Chronicle of the 12th Realm was born.
I like to write about people who are forced to tackle situations – people just like you and I who rise to the challenge. I believe that no matter how advanced, no matter what technology we invent, human beings will always define their existence by their actions, both individually and collectively.
I don’t have superheroes (I’ve never actually met any) but I explore the real physical and metaphysical abilities people have. I take examples from life – emotions, love, despair, romance – and infuse these into my characters and plots. I enjoy using literary license to enhance my stories, design alien species, and describe future technologies. After all, I am a science fiction writer.
I hope you enjoy reading my books and, being part of this journey with me.