Terry McCarthy

I live and write primarily in sunny Michigan, USA, and I am most interested in exploring the full spectrum of the human condition, from religion to politics and beyond. This means a lot of reading, a lot of listening, a lot of thinking...and of course...a little bit of writing to sort it all out.

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I have a business degree but who knew? Now I write as much fiction as I can!

I wrote my first two books the way I did because I love swords and adventure but was getting a little bored with the whole fantasy genre. My agent and prospective publishers insisted when I first got started that all I needed to get published RIGHT NOW was a SINGLE FANTASY ELEMENT. They preferred a magic sword but any old thing would do. But I wanted all the action and fast-moving intrigue WITHOUT the magic pebbles and talking horses. I feel so strongly about this, I even had my characters so much as SAY IT in my first book. (Nargonne says it. TWICE. See if you can find where in The Sword of Hannibal. Of course, Nargonne says many things. He also reveals Hannibal's secret to success; thousands of military historians have failed this feat.)

Keep it real.

-Terry

http://www.terry-mccarthy.com