Thanks for the question.

Perhaps my writing would have manifested differently.

Outside of travel, I have always been a keen observer (the 'why' of people's behaviour and why things are funny, sad or moving). I also found music to be a creative release and form of expression (writing songs for 20+ years).

Travel gave my fiction a shot in the arm, but I think how far you go with it very much depends on your mindset.

In a way the 'processing' of events and learning how to convert the feeling of experiences into meaning for others is the key. Everyone does that in their own way, but I find fiction more maleable that other forms.

Have your adventures influenced your work?