RON HEMMINGS
ABOUT RON
Ron Hemmings is the author of two World War Two-themed novels, The Crooked Timbers and a soon-to-be-released novel, Killing Time in London. He transitioned from being a mathematics teacher to a fiction writer with the expectant growing pains as evidenced by the many dog-eared copies of ‘How to Write’ reference guides that overrun his bookshelves.
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Born and raised in Montreal, Ron initially studied Political Science before beginning his teaching career. Unexpectantly, fate led him into the entirely dissimilar world of mathematics, where he found his true calling. He later relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his family, where he finished his distinguished forty-year teaching career as the head of the Mathematics Department at a prestigious private school.
He discovered that mathematics and writing fiction share many similarities. Both fields have their own syntax that must be mastered — or ignored at one's peril — and both require a creative approach and an eye for detail.
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His nonlinear journey from political science to mathematics to fiction writing reinforced his belief that anyone can achieve their goals with dedication and perseverance. He proved that it is possible to change horses midstream if not entirely redefine oneself.
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Ron currently lives and writes in Gibsons, BC, on the Sunshine Coast, with his wife, Coleen, who is also a mathematics teacher, and their schnauzer, Lucy. They occasionally slip away from the tranquillity of Gibsons to visit their sons, daughters, and grandchildren in Vancouver or on Vancouver Island.