Multiple award winning Cobram author Clancy Tucker has released the latest in his Kick Ass Tyler series this month.
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Multiple Award-winning local author and photographer Clancy Tucker has released the latest book in his ‘Kick Ass Tyler’ series, promising readers an emotional and thrilling adventure in Thailand.
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Mr Tucker, who hails from Cobram, is the author of the best-selling book Gunnedah Hero which depicts a young boy’s attempt to learn about his family’s past through old documents.
The book won two Australian National Literacy Awards.
Since then, Mr Tucker has been a prolific writer, with multiple award-winning books under his name.
‘Team Skippy’ is book five in the ‘Kick-Ass’ series that follows the journey of a young female protagonist named Sam Tyler who was kidnapped at 14, but is now a criminal barrister.
His latest novel begins in Australia but most of the story is centred in Thailand where the author has spent a lot of time.
“I got a good response from it, so I decided to write more books about the character,” Mr Tucker said.
The book stems from Mr Tucker's lifelong passion for Thailand and its people, making it an easy and heartfelt book to write.
“I have travelled all around Thailand and speak Thai, so I know how the country ticks,” Mr Tucker said.
The Cobram-based author has been writing books for the past 15 years, ever since he was forced to give up his day job due to chronic fatigue syndrome.
“I had to decide what to do, and I decided to follow my passions in writing,” Mr Tucker said.
He said the key to writing a good book was ensuring the narrative stayed focused and didn’t stray into tangents.
“I try and make my books interesting and ensure the narratives roll along and stay relevant to the story,” Mr Tucker said.
On average, it takes several months for Mr Tucker to write a book and he said more books were on the horizon.
As for anyone thinking about getting into writing, Mr Tucker said it’s a 100 per cent, all in, passion.
“If you haven’t got the passion, forget about it,” he said.
“There is a lot of work involved.”
Team Skippy is available on Amazon, as a book and e-book or by emailing the author via clancy_tucker@hotmail.com
