I'm an Australian writer whose only recently come out of the closet as a novelist. I don't know why it took me so long; the door wasn't locked. I write short and long form fiction, stage and television plays, and poetry when I'm moved to do so, although my interest in poetry is waning. I blog at michaelkfreundt.com about reading and writing. I read literary fiction and sometimes I stray into other genres. This genre thing is more delineated when talking about reading but when it comes to writing it's a little blurry. My Master's in Creative Arts (University of Wollongong - 2012) was based on post-colonial writing theory, and it remains of great interest, as does narrative voice and the creation of narrative tools to guide the reader into my way of thinking. Writing is all about creating pictures and ideas in the mind of the reader that match exactly the pictures and ideas in the mind of the writer; and all via little dark marks on a pale background. Amazing really! I finally have a literary agent in Australia; but only on a project by project basis. Not ideal, but it's a start. It's great to have someone 'batting' on my team. I'm currently (February 2021) working on the 3rd draft of novel #6.