Nicky Charles is an independent writer and publisher who became an author quite by accident. She always saw herself as a ‘reader not a writer’ and credits—or sometimes blames—her friend, editor, and fellow author, Jan Gordon, for her current career. The story goes like this:

In January 2009, Nicky penned a fanfiction for an old TV series, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and soon became ‘hooked’ on storytelling. She joined a fan-based group for the show and met Jan Gordon there. An idle comment made by Jan during a review of Black Silk (Jan’s newly published book) inspired Nicky to write her first original story. Over the next two months, she hastily developed her writing skills, transitioning from fanfiction to original storytelling.