You’ve probably come here to find out a little more about the person behind the books.
Fair enough. Welcome.
I’ve spent nearly thirty years making a living from words.
After graduating in journalism, I wrote fundraising campaigns that raised millions for people in need. I’ve created advertising for television, radio and print and written brochures, annual reports and corporate communications. I’ve produced content for more than 1,600 websites and contributed to hundreds of digital and social-media campaigns.
In other words, I’ve written almost everything in business except the instructions for assembling flat-pack furniture. But fiction is different.
For years, I helped other people tell their stories. Now I tell mine.
My debut novel, The Baggage Handler, won the 2019 Christy Award for Best First Novel. Since then, I’ve continued writing contemporary parables — stories designed to entertain, challenge assumptions and encourage readers to look again at themselves, their relationships and the world around them.
I live in Adelaide, South Australia, where I continue to write and train businesses and Government agencies. I’m a sports-mad husband and father of three who reads anything within reach, loves cooking and comedy, and can spot a typo from across a crowded room. My text messages are always grammatically correct. Always.
But the most important thing to know about me may be this: when I ask, “How are you?”, I wait for the answer.
Then I ask the second question.
Because that’s usually where real conversations begin. The first answer tells you what’s happening. The second often reveals what’s really going on. And that’s where my fiction comes from.
I’m fascinated by the things we assume, the truths we avoid and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of life. My novels explore emotional baggage, family relationships, faith, doubt, media, consumerism and advertising. Not because I have all the answers, but because I think they’re questions worth asking.
So that’s a little about me. What about you?
Would you like to lose yourself in a compelling story, only to find yourself looking at life a little differently when you emerge?
Take a look around, subscribe to my mailing list, join me on socials or send me a message.
I’d love to hear your story too.
And I might even ask you a second question.
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