A brief biography

Ian was born on August the 6th 1962 in Cambridge at about eleven in the morning. Interrupting an otherwise good cup of coffee.

He was, however, not destined to grow up in this city of dreaming spires, immaculate quadrants and wide open skies for, at the tender age of eighteen months, he moved south with his family across the border to Essex.

It was here that Ian grew up, was educated to a thoroughly comprehensive standard and worked until his third decade whereupon he struck out for greener pastures in the arcane world of information technology.

It was then that he decided to start writing as a rewarding way to while away the long dark winter's nights.

The first novel he completed was The Cider Mill.
Then followed the long haul to develop the Bernard Baker series. It was about this time that Ian developed an interest in theatre and joined the local amateur dramatic society and got involved with the technical side of theatre, applying his computing skills to sound. After being bitten by the theatrical bug, Ian decided to write his first play. It was after returning from the National Drama Festival in April 2006 that he decided to have a go at a single act play that might be used in the 2007 competition. He took one of his old talking head pieces that hadn't seen the light of day for some time. That piece was called Resonant Frequency and, to cut a long story short, grew from a stand alone single act into a full blown two hour, three act play.

'I doubt I will ever forget the first night of Resonant Frequency.
I had only read about cold sweats, to experience them first hand was something I will remember for a long time.'

Less than a year later, in September 2007, Poppy Appeal was performed to much critical acclaim.
So the work goes on and if you visit the Work In Progress page you will find details of the other work that is either in progress or planned.