Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Torquay, UK, in 1965 where I still live. I grew up in an actively haunted house, which probably explains my interest in the supernatural.
I have independently published six works so far: a haunted house short story, The Moth Trap; a hard fantasy short A Step Aside; and the Ghost Hunter series.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Ghost Hunter: Blood Ties. It is the fourth outing of the Ghost Hunter series. The inspiration for the series comes from a desire to create a feasible scenario for ghosts and other supernatural entities to exist in the mundane world. I draw on personal experience, research, speculative quantum physics, and imagination to make my vision real.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Influential authors, in no particular order, are: Clark Ashton-Smith; Brian Lumley; Mervyn Peake; J.R.R. Tolkien; James Herbert; and John Crowley.
What are you working on now?
The fifth Ghost Hunter outing: Remnants and Revenants.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Still working on that! Facebook has been a reasonable medium.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Get the basics right: spelling; grammar; and punctuation. Many promising stories are ruined by a lack of technical skill.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t give up!
What are you reading now?
John Connoly’s Charlie Parker series.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish the current Ghost Hunter novel, then a spin off short story follow up to The Moth Trap.
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?
Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast trilogy.
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