Gwen Madoc writes Historical Romance and Family sagas and was first published in 1997 when she had two books out that year. Gwen has had a book published each year since. She is currently working on her twelveth book which is due to come out in 2008. She is also researching book number 13. Gwen is an avid reader. She likes murder mysteries and also science fiction. She reads Historical Romance and Family Sagas for entertainment and also to keep her eye on the competition! Gwen is interested in history, cosmology and research into human genes amongst other things. As a writer she is passionately interested in people.

Gwen completed the writing of her new book in early December last year. She is now engaged in the interesting process of editing and revising the work. Her deadline is February 2008.  "Editing and revising is a very enjoyable part of the process of writing," Gwen said. "It gives me a chance to bring the novel to the highest standard I can achieve. I intend to give my readers the best I can. They deserve it."

Gwen is already planning her next book. "I am  thinking deeply about my new characters," Gwen says. "I would like to set the new book in the late 19th century - when anything could happen to a young unprotected girl and usually did!"

Gwen knows the heroine's name is Rosalind - because the character told her. Rosalind is 17 years of age and an orphan in impoverished circumstances. To survive she must trust in the charity of a distant uncle and finds herself in an isolated house amongst unfriendly strangers.

This is just the knub of an idea - very basic at present. Like a little green shoot pushing its way up through the earth, this idea will grow (hopefully) into a many-branched tree.

Selecting a cast of characters for a new book is always interesting. Finding apt names for each of them is often time-consuming but well worth the effort. Once a character has a name they come alive and start to communicate with the author, which is exciting.