I have always loved writing, whether it be scripts, poetry, short stories, commercials or novels.
After reading the novel ‘L'Etranger’ by Albert Camus I stumbled upon the philosophy of the absurd. Camus believed there was no purpose to life; that everything was absurd and things just happened by chance. He believed we were born alone to die alone and what happened in between was simply an enigmatic mystery.
However, it was Rudyard Kipling’s novel, Kim, which turned my attention to India and, after completing my ‘A’ levels, I spent a year touring that remarkable country in the hope of finding inspiration and purpose. The greater part of my journey was spent in an ashram in Orissa and, as a result, my life and outlook changed dramatically.
When I returned to the UK I gave up my place at Southampton University (reading English) after receiving an offer from a production company I couldn’t refuse. Breaking into the film industry had always been a dream of mine.
I initially trained as an assistant film editor, then editor, worked freelance for the BBC for five years and eventually became a producer & director..
My Current & Upcoming Projects
Roll forward a few decades and I am still a producer, but I also write and produce crime stories. And whether it’s a screenplay or a novel, I try to understand people’s inner motives, their foibles, their insecurities, and even if my protagonist is a mass murderer, I try to find some small spark of humanity in his character, something that provides a glimmer of hope.
