Welcome to Inkistan statement
A warm welcome to Inkistan, from Will Lorimer, Chairman of the Autonomous Republic of Ink, (present pop. 1), where the Fiction is without borders and the Art beyond compare.
Road to becoming a writer
My Damascene conversion to becoming an ‘writer’, arrived at the edge of the Nullarbor desert, Western Australia, after I hitched a lift in a beat-up old jalopy, driven by the double of Furry Freak Brother. I had just told the story of my improbable 40 day Australian road trip round Dreamtime in the company of arch-fiend himself, a Tibetan shape-changer by the name of Lobo, when FFB2 turned round, passed me a big fat one and said, ‘Hey man, if you wrote that story in a book, I’d buy it.’
Four years later that novel was signed up by 4th Estate London. However, unfortunately a few weeks before the publication date, one R. Murdoch purchased a major stake in the company. The word was he took a big dislike to the Nobody Dick in Dreamtime, and did not appreciate the way in the novel I had turned round the typical Aussie anti-pom humour back on the country. My editor resigned, the book launch party then was cancelled at the last minute, the only reviews were the ones I obtained. A few months later, I heard that all remaining copies of the book had been pulped.
On the back of that unhappy experience, I decided to start my own publishing imprint.
Since then I have written and published a stack of novels, including the retitled, now illustrated Dreamtime novel, and one non fiction book. I also look forwards to publishing work by other authors in the near future.