Francois wanted to be an author since he first learned to read. He returned to his childhood dream after leaving a successful corporate career.
Francois has since authored works of children’s fiction, young adult fantasy and romantic fiction. His first series of five children’s books were published by Speaking Volumes LLC. He has also had a series of children’s books published by Indonesian publisher, PT. Kanisius. The series is named, ‘Seri Hewan Unik’ and the books in the series are titled, ‘Rahasia Bunglon’, ‘Rahasia Badak’ and ‘Rahasia Bekantan’. ‘Finding Us Again’ is Francois’ third Romance novel.
He has participated in a number of literary events in Indonesia including the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) in Ubud, Bali. He promotes his children’s books by visiting schools.
Francois is South African and lives in Bali, Indonesia. He divides his time between his family and his writing.