Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a slightly shambolic and extremely short-sighted advertising copywriter. ‘Sleeping with the Blackbirds’ was my first published work of fiction, and was originally written for my kids. In 2014, my short story ‘Scared to Death’ was published by Mardibooks in an anthology entitled ‘The Clock Struck War’ to mark the centenary of the First World War. In 2015, a collection of my blog posts was published under the title ‘Random Ramblings of a Short-sighted Blogger’. I’m currently working on a thriller, which I plan to have published in 2017.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The working title of my current book, which is a modern-day thriller is ‘Spineless’. and it’s inspired by my disabled wife.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Writing late at night in my attic by the light of the moon.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Clive King – Stig of the Dump
Richmal Crompton – Just William
Jerome K Jerome – Three Men in a Boat
Kazuo Ishiguro – Remains of the Day
Mervyn Peake – Titus Groan
George Orwell – 1984
What are you working on now?
A modern-day thriller.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Free Kindle prmotion is without doubt the best way of getting your books out there.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Enjoy your writing. Listen to advice. But never be put off by rejection letters from agents. The very best writers have received them.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.” — Neil Gaiman
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” – Anton Chekhov
What are you reading now?
The Islamist by Ed Husain.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Research. And a trip to the British Library.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
War and Peace by Tolstoy
The complete works of P G Woodhouse
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
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