Making up stories has always been special to me. When I was young, I was very ill. I had a brain-stem stroke, which meant I had to spend a lot of time in the hospital.

 

I quickly learned that imagining I was tracking down treasure or exploring a mythical land was much more exciting than what was happening around me! This taught me how important stories could be, and how they have the magical ability to whisk you away into new worlds.

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When I eventually got a bit better, I was able to go back to mainstream school. I had my ups and downs, but in the end, I came away with good enough grades to get into university. I studied Creative Writing at the University of Derby and then went on to do a Master's degree in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University. During this time, I explored topics like fairy tales, magic realism, early child development, Norse mythology, and the Viking sagas.

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After that, I published my first book, Scrapbook of Dreams, a collection of short stories and poems for children. Since then, I have published more books, including Norse Tales and Chris and the Sky Pirates. I am also write mythology scripts for Mythos TV