I was born in Staffordshire to a working class family where at school I discovered the joys of reading. I was a big fan of sci fi books but I would read almost anything I could get my hands on. My mother took me to join the local library as soon as I could read and from that day on, if it had words on it, I'd read it.
In the early 70's there wasn't much choice for employment where I lived so I ended up in an apprenticeship in screen printing for the ceramic industry. In the early years of my apprenticeship I had the pleasure of a trip on the schooner Captain Scott, a training ship as part of the crew. We sailed around Scotland and even up as far as Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides.
I'm still in the same trade after a forty year career but my passion is and has always been writing. After several abortive attempts I started the Col Sec series which is an action adventure series set in the twenty fifth century.
After a brief four year stint living close to the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District I've returned to where I grew up.
