A prematurely curmudgeonly person in his mid-twenties who intends to publish his debut novel in 2019. Performs a software development day job on fumes, and takes writing seriously.

Core interests regarding writing include:

• Economic methods of delivering strong characterisation
• Death of the Author versus Authorial Intent
• Genre Ghettoisation and how to redeem genres in the eyes of literary criticism
• Plotting versus gardening