Derek Nelson, born in 1977, lives in Kells, County Meath, Ireland. Known affectionately as Del, he carries the nickname since the age of 14. Derek hails from a family of 11 children and his parents tell him that when he was a child, he'd often wander off to other worlds in his imagination, possibly for a bit of peace and quiet! Derek's carried this vivid imagination with him into adulthood for us all to enjoy here in this, his first book, Well-Keeper Island. When he's not writing, Derek works in the shipping industry.
"Hey, you listen to me now,' Daniel's tone was gentle. 'The opposite of brave is not scared, it's cowardly, and you're no coward. If you do something that puts you in danger, even though you're scared, it makes you even braver than if you weren't scared in the first place. Do you get me?" Sara sni...
