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Bill O'Brien

writer, profile published in BRAT, Summer 2000

Apart from a select few, writing is not the most rewarding career in a monetary sense. However the independence and satisfaction of being the author of your own destiny is, for me, immeasurable. In the striving for accuracy and authenticity I devote a lot of time to research, but the personal benefits are great. Whether it is in studying why our bodies change shape in space, how ship-wrecked sailors survived on a sub-antarctic island, or how the ancient Egyptians lived, the increase in knowledge is refreshing. Being able to pass on this knowledge to children in an entertaining way is, as a job, all I wish it to be.