"Bernard Cornwell", Order of the British Empire/OBE is an English author of historical novels. He is best known for his novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe (fictional character)/Richard Sharpe which were adapted into a series of Sharpe (TV series)/Sharpe television films.

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In the end their appeal is not necessarily the history, but the quality of the story-telling, and a good story transcends national boundaries.

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And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.

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Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.

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And though I've lived in the States for over 25 years and am now an American citizen, I still hear British voices in my head.

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I start early - usually by 5 am, and work through to 5 pm, with breaks for lunch, boring exercise, etc etc. But it's usually a full day.

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Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think, but we do take vacations.

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I still have to crack the French market, though that isn't entirely surprising considering that the Sharpe novels are endless tales of French defeat.

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Judy couldn't move to Britain for family reasons, so I had to come to the States, and the U.S. government wouldn't give me a Green Card, so I airily told her I'd write a book.

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Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.

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