Welcome to Michael Ball’s Brain on a Page
In this page I will be answering frequently asked questions about my books and myself, describing my process and anything else I deem worthy of sharing with decent human beings.
Yours in service,
Michael Ball
So… Are you Really a Spy?
So... Are you a spy?Am I really a spy? This is a question I’ve been asked more times than I can count—by curious students, friends, and even strangers who get that glint of excitement in their eyes. While students will blurt out, “Wow, are you a spy?”, adults usually...
Where did Zoe Baird come from?
How did the concept of Zoe Baird begin?Zoe Baird came from two simple concepts which ballooned rapidly in my mind. The first was the sadness of realising when I turned 11, that I was not, in fact, a wizard. The second was that spy novels always seem to have superhuman...