Welcome 

Welcome to my web site. I started my writing career formulating cue sheets and press releases for a local radio station.  Since then, the majority of my professional writing has been content for web sites.

I am currently in the process of writing Creative Paper Mache - Turning Your Trash to Treasure, but my real love is fiction.

I had written several short stories and a couple of screenplays, none of which will ever see the light of day, but I only really got interested in novel-length fiction by accident.

A bout of glandular fever followed by a diagnosis of post viral fatigue (whatever that's supposed to mean) temporarily stopped me from training in Kyokushin Karate. It was during that time out of the dojo that I began writing martial arts based stories.

When my friend Mark introduced me to NaNoWriMo I realised that long fiction is where my writing passion lies. My first novel is the result of a first draft pounded out during a crazy 30 days in November 2008.

My Novels

Sanchin is the story of Tristan Steyn, a young martial artist, whose ideal world is turned upside down when he becomes involved in a foolish violent encounter.

Sanchin is my first novel and is available on Amazon.  

Broken Bonds is a thriller and should have been my second novel but it's currently on hold. I explored my reasons for jumping ship on this one in the writing category of my blog.  I haven't abandoned the book forever, but I do think I need to develop a different voice and style of writing to be able to do this story justice.

So, is there going to be a second novel? Yes, there is. I'm working on it now. The working title is Yantsu which, like Sanchin, is the name of a karate kata. It is also a story about a young martial artist, but that's where the similarities end. Read more about Yantsu.

The second novel will be available later in the year.