About Me
My BACKGROUND
THE WRITER'S Journey
FUNNY BUSINESS
I was born and raised in the Medway Towns, England. I still live in Kent with my Kiwi wife, my children, and an extremely bouncy puppy.
I've been immersed in the building industry from a very early age helping out on my father’s sites during school holidays before launching into my own career at 17. I've worked on projects ranging from the
I was born and raised in the Medway Towns, England. I still live in Kent with my Kiwi wife, my children, and an extremely bouncy puppy.
I've been immersed in the building industry from a very early age helping out on my father’s sites during school holidays before launching into my own career at 17. I've worked on projects ranging from the smallest domestic repair to £billion+ infrastructure, and probably everything in between. I drew influence from my experiences and the people I've met over the years when writing my darkly comic crime novels, “Death Of A Painter” and “The Red Admiral’s Secret” featuring the misadventures of beleaguered builder Mark Poynter and his crew of idlers, slackers and gossips.
FUNNY BUSINESS
THE WRITER'S Journey
FUNNY BUSINESS
Several years ago I ticked off a lifelong ambition and tried my hand at stand-up comedy but enjoyed the writing more than the performing. I got approached by a leading stand-up comedian to provide material for their nationwide theatre tours, Edinburgh Fringe shows and their appearances on shows such as ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Have I Got News F
Several years ago I ticked off a lifelong ambition and tried my hand at stand-up comedy but enjoyed the writing more than the performing. I got approached by a leading stand-up comedian to provide material for their nationwide theatre tours, Edinburgh Fringe shows and their appearances on shows such as ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘The News Quiz’. I was also commissioned by some of the country's leading production companies to provide material for several comedy series, all originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
THE WRITER'S Journey
THE WRITER'S Journey
THE WRITER'S Journey
Unfortunately, my ambitions as a comedy writer got put on hold "temporarily", something I still regret because of the momentum gathering behind me. However a grown-up proper job, losing my father, and having my babies got in the way - what was a temporary postponement in time became a total derailment. But the itch wouldn't go away and I
Unfortunately, my ambitions as a comedy writer got put on hold "temporarily", something I still regret because of the momentum gathering behind me. However a grown-up proper job, losing my father, and having my babies got in the way - what was a temporary postponement in time became a total derailment. But the itch wouldn't go away and I wanted to write again. So, I applied for and was accepted on the prestigious Faber Academy 6-month Novel Writing course in 2016, and it changed my life. My first novel "Death Of A Painter" was published in 2020, and was selected as one of The Sun newspaper's 'Picks of the Week'.