Personality Quirks
Studious | Conscientiousness | Friendly | Empathetic | Reliable | Norwich FC fan
I like to make words dance, and I do that in many ways as an author, broadcaster, producer, ghostwriter, blogger, public speaker, MC and copywriter. I have previously worked with Amberley Publishing, The History Press, Meyer & Meyer and the BBC, and I am currently working in collaboration with Tidbury Publishing on a series of ghostwritten autobiographies for a wide variety of private and corporate clients.
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My experience and expertise in both print and digital media, as well as the publishing industry, means I can create engaging and compelling copy for you and your business or organisation.
Enquiries of any kind always welcome and will always get a prompt, courteous and professional response. If I can't help you I almost certainly know someone who can.
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Autobiographical
Sport
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Culture & lifestyle
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Ghostwriting
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Published Books
Norwich City Miscellany (2010)
Facts, figures and general trivia about Norwich City Football Club. The sort of book you can dip into at random whenever you have a few minutes to spare. Easy to read but a real challenge to write as any mistake, however small or seemingly insignificant will soon be picked up by the reader who will soon let you and their fellow fans know all about it. When I first met Delia Smith, perhaps Norwich’s most famous fan, she took great enjoyment in telling me it was a book that she regularly bought for her friends. Commercially it has sold very well and continues to do so even though eight years have now elapsed since it was first published.
Greatest Games-Norwich City (2012)
Pitch swiftly followed up on the success of the Norwich City Miscellany by asking me to write this celebration of fifty of the most memorable games played that involved the Canaries, covering a period that stretched from 1915 to 2012. Hugely enjoyable to write even if it was, as far as the research required was needed, as demanding as any book I have written but, given the excellent reviews and feedback I continue to get from readers, hard work that was more than worth the effort.
Greatest Games-Norwich City (2012)
The 1992/93 season was the first for English football’s Premier League, one that saw, against all the odds, Norwich City finish it in third place having threatened, at one point, to win it. I wanted the story to be told by the people involved with the club at that time so it features several interviews with ex-players as well as journalists, administrators and fans. Amongst those I interviewed for the book were former players Bryan Gunn, Darren Eadie and Jeremy Goss, journalist and broadcaster Mick Dennis, football commentator John Motson and Norwich fan Ed Balls, then the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer who I spent a hugely enjoyable afternoon with in his offices at Portcullis House in Westminster..
Norwich City The Seventies (2013))
The 1992/93 season was the first for English football’s Premier League, one that saw, against all the odds, Norwich City finish it in third place having threatened, at one point, to win it. I wanted the story to be told by the people involved with the club at that time so it features several interviews with ex-players as well as journalists, administrators and fans. Amongst those I interviewed for the book were former players Bryan Gunn, Darren Eadie and Jeremy Goss, journalist and broadcaster Mick Dennis, football commentator John Motson and Norwich fan Ed Balls, then the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer who I spent a hugely enjoyable afternoon with in his offices at Portcullis House in Westminster.
Gossy The Autobiography (2014)
I worked with former Norwich City player Jeremy Goss for well over a year on this, his authorised biography. Jeremy’s fame reached its peak with his two goals against Bayern Munich in Norwich’s 1993/94 UEFA Cup campaign but the story is about so much more than that. Jeremy tells it with an honesty and sincerity that belies the reputation of the modern day footballer. My first book written as a ghostwriter and one which immediately made me want to work on more of this type.
“A top quality book, I’ve enjoyed every chapter. So interesting to see how it used to be for players trying to make it into the game. It’s a book that Norwich fans will love but a great read for any football fan”.
It’s Always The Children (with Gillian Large) (2015)
Having worked with Jeremy Goss on his book and deciding, throughout that process, that I wanted to work as a ‘ghost’ on more biographies, I was delighted to have the opportunity to work with Gillian Large on her life story. It’s a harrowing tale of growing up in the tangle of her Mother’s numerous relationships and having, from a very early age, to have to take responsibility for the ever increasing number of children that her Mother was having. Despite numerous difficulties and living in appalling conditions, Gillian describes growing up in the 50’s and 60’s with a warm touch and with no little humour, despite some very dark moments.
“This book shows that even in extreme adversity the human spirit can triumph. Quite a harrowing read at times but written with humour and humanity”.
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