I have been a freelance writer for over thirty years. I am
the author (or co-author) of eight novels, four audiobooks, two
audio plays for Big Finish, and eight non-fiction books, mostly
concerning television in general and Doctor Who in
particular. In my parallel career as a scriptwriter, I have
written for Doctors (BBC1), Family Affairs (Channel
Five) and Fair City (RTÉ), and was lead writer on
CBBC's Crisis Control.
I've also written comic strips, short stories and
journalism.
I am a former Wessex regional rep of the Writers'
Guild of Great Britain, and also a member of BAFTA and the Royal Television
Society.
In 2019 I completed an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa
University (where I lectured for three years) and am now a Fellow
of the Royal
Literary Fund based at the University of Bristol and a
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Winchester. I'm married to
a GP and live in Somerset.
Latest News
9 December
My final RLF mini-podcast of the year! More writing advice,
including an encouragement to not get too obsessed with writing
advice... (Click the picture below to listen.)
31 July
Another RLF
recording has been released. This time I talk about how childhood
environments underpin our mental landscapes and the writing
process (click the picture below).
