Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a writer for quite a few TV shows in the UK including a well-known comedy series called Horrible Histories. But September 2020 sees the launch of my debut novel – it’s pretty exciting! I have two kids, and the birthday cards they just gave me showed my front cover, with some blurb on the back about what a great dad I am. Clearly I’m not though, and they just want me to get off my computer!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book’s called DON’T WORRY, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE AMAZING and it’s a mystery inspired by a couple of my big obsessions – self-help culture, male mental health, and my experiences in the 90s rave scene.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Start early – drink caffeine – total silence – finish early – drink wine – noisy music – bed – read – sleep – repeat!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
A pivotal experience for me was discovering Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. Since then, so many authors have inspired me, but the ones who stand out are Gail Honeyman, Agatha Christie, Jennifer Egan, Ian Rankin, John Steinbeck, Donna Tartt, Matt Haig, Irvine Welsh, Ben Aaronovitch, RJ Palacio, Dave Eggers, Sally Rooney, John Niven, John Kennedy Toole, Belinda Bauer, Joseph Heller and Harland Miller.
What are you working on now?
I’m really busy promoting DON’T WORRY and plotting its follow-up – it’s the first in a series called the FRIENDS ON BENEFITS MYSTERIES.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
It’s going to be Awesome Gang – I can just tell! I have a Book Bub new release promo coming up. And in the past I’ve used Facebook a lot with some gift books I’ve written.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write a bit every day.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write a bit every day.
What are you reading now?
The Salt Path.
What’s next for you as a writer?
The follow up to DON’T WORRY, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE AMAZING, as it’s the first in a series called the FRIENDS ON BENEFITS MYSTERIES.
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?
Trainspotting – best book ever, will learn it off by heart, although I think I might already have done that.
The Rattle Bag – nothing like memorising poems to kill some time!
A quiz book – to stop my brain from dying.
A phone book – so I could make some prank calls to entertain myself.
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