'We've made a lot of sacrifices the past 10 years and it has been tough financially but we're really proud of what we've achieved,' Lance Morcan said. They're beginning to make money from their efforts, 99 cents is made from each ebook sale and slightly more for trade paperbacks but rely on bulk sales.

He's more of the big picture guy and can write the summary of the novel on one page and I'm a word-smith and it's my job to put the words on paper,' Lance Morcan said. 'Our roles overlap but name is first on the book because it's his brain-child. Deciding whose name to put first on the novel was also a bit of a talking point. In total the pair re-wrote The Ninth Orphan about a dozen times. As the pharaohs of ancient Egypt build their mighty pyramids. There were times when the father and son team were at loggerheads, 'but that's helped make the book what it is'. That was one of the hard parts of the job,' the elder Morcan said. 'This has been a full-time job for both of us for some time now. It's quite controversial.'Ĭompleting the project was difficult as James Morcan lives in Sydney. We tap into conspiracy theories, some have factual judgment and others are fiction intended. It's a psychological thriller with a bit of action in it and there's a love story too. Written by father-and-son writing team Lance & James Morcan (authors of The World.

'It's a bit of a misnomer because there are so many themes running through the book. Fiji is a spellbinding novel of adventure, cultural misunderstandings. The book is classified in the conspiracy theories category but Lance Morcan said there was much more to the book than that. 'Now we're seeing the results coming through and we're very grateful.' Written by father-and-son writing team Lance & James Morcan (authors of The Orphan Trilogy), Fiji is an historical adventure-romance published by Sterling Gate Books.

Fiji by Lance Morcan