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Education & Experience
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From an early age I took interest in English and creative writing. I found the writing experience enjoyable and always had wild imagination. Aged 11, I was writing my own short stories for my own entertainment. I started writing what would become my first full length manuscript in 1999. Writing gave me escape to a fantasy world where I could observe my characters mundane lives instead of living my own. Unfortunately for my writing career, in 2003 I relocated from Birmingham to Bradford and whilst I continued to write for the escapism, it would soon become almost redundant when I met my partner, fell in love and became happier than my wildest dreams. The urge to write quashed for a while, but it never went away and during the following few years the urge grew stronger until in 2006 I committed to my writing once again (with more than a little nudge from my partner - thanks). Due to the illness and eventual death of my much loved step-dad, the writing remained on hold, and it was only during the last months of the year that I was able to revisit my work. In 2007 for the first time in almost 3 years, I began writing a new novel. |
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Work
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Since leaving formal education I have worked for a number of companies in their IT Support departments. I spent three years working in a support function for a car dealership group. In 2003 when I relocated to Leeds I started work for the IT Support department of a large bank. I currently hold a senior position in the same department. I write what I am intested in, not just what I know. My day to day aquaintances often inspire incidents and characters. I often use my own characteristics to bring me closer to the other characters in my stories. |
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Manuscripts
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To date I have written 10 full-length Novel manuscripts, 3 Novella length works and 2 (novel length) collections of short stories. To date none of my works have been published. Most have yet to go through a full editing process and may never see the light of day. Untold History (103,000) 6th Draft A Death in the Family (25,045 words) 2nd Draft Blue (62,808 words) 1st Draft |
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