FAQ

* What style of writing/books/comics do you like best?

Oh, I like bits and pieces of everything, there isn't one set style or type of written work that I like best. I love well written novels. I'm a HUGE Sherlock Holmes fan, so I suppose my favourite books are Holmes books (and movies, TV shows etc.), be they the official canon by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or some of the better written pastiches (eg. those by Barrie Roberts, Donald Thomas, Val Andrews and John Hall). I'm also a very big fan of Agatha Christie's Poirot series of books (and movies, TV shows etc.). I like adventure books, fantasy books, science fiction books, pulp novels (such as the Spider, the Shadow etc.), comic books, even children's books (the Hardy Boys, Three Investigators, Harry Potter etc.). I also like a large variety of non-fiction work (books about Jack the Ripper, Arthur Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, Frederick Barbarossa and many, many more). I also enjoy reading film screenplays (particularly superhero films), magazines, newspapers and more. My favourite comic book? Again, I have many favourites, but I guess my favourite style is the comic book from the 70s-early 80s, with the work of the 50s and 60s just a slight rung below. What all these eras have in common is the vast amount of fun, of pure entertainment, comics supplied during those times, and which seems mostly lost from the industry today.

* Where do you get your ideas from?

Life. From Jennifer (my wife), from work, from friends, from what I read, from what I see. As others far more famous and eloquent than I have long said...if you wish to write about life, you need to experience it. Travel, read everything you can get your hands on. Enlighten yourselves on subjects beyond your limited interests. Open your eyes to the world, not just what's happening in your own backyard.

* Where did you get the idea for The Wraith?

The Wraith is my way of combining the worlds of the pulp novel with that of the kinds of comic book that I grew up reading in the 70s and 80s--for example, the superb comic books written by the likes of Dennis O'Neil, Steve Englehart, Len Wein, Gerry Conway and Marv Wolfman. Being a huge fan of both forms of literature, I thought it might be a cool thing to try and combine the two, and that's how The Wraith was born in 1998. As the years went on, and I became more and more disillusioned with the current comic book storytelling from the major publishers (DC & Marvel), I was able to fully flesh out the character and decided to make a go of it in the comic book and prose novel arena. Since then I've done several comic books, novels, non-fiction works, a live-action movie and now we're readying a major action figure line through Shocker Toys.

* What are you working on now?

Working on finishing several new The Wraith comic book issues, with my art team, for release online and shipping with the new action figures; writing Cry of the Werewolf, the fourth Wraith novel; a short story for an anthology about hitchhiking; the Deadly Owl novel (my new pulp character) and my Sherlock Holmes novel, Sherlock Holmes and the County Killer. Beyond those, I intend further instalments in the adventures of both The Wraith and the Owl, and more unrelated things as well. As you can see, there is plenty of work ahead.

* Are you available for projects? How can I contact you?

Yes, I am indeed available for a variety of written projects. If you're looking for someone to write your novel, short story, comic book, film screenplay etc., please do not hesitate to contact me and enquire about my services. Or feel free just to send me a cheerio. I'd love to hear from you all. To contact me, please click here and I'll get back to you as quickly as possible.