I was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and first conceived the idea of the Elencheran Chronicles at college in 1999. I spent ten years compiling the history of Elenchera, resulting in 47,000 years of events, 500 maps, 2000 pages, several short stories and many much-needed acquaintances with Jack Daniels. I now live in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, with my wife, Donna, and my six cats.