I started working in the security industry way back in the late '80s. First I worked in night-time leisure security, and then in close protection - both operations and training - in countries including Russia, the Balkans (during the conflict), and the Middle East. I had a small security training company which I sold in 2002, and began writing my first book Doing the Doors, which became a genre best-seller. I have been writing and publishing on and off ever since, and am now the author of a large number of books, including six non-fiction, true crime titles, three anthologies about the Kingdom of Bahrain - where I lived for four years - and over 50 poetry and other anthologies. I have also written articles for magazines worldwide including; Signature, Sur La Terre, Gulf Insider, Time Out, Norfolk magazine, Absolute Lifestyle, T-Qatar, Exotic Car magazine, and help other authors, writers and poets worldwide independently self-publish their own books via Amazon's global publishing platforms.

I am also mental health trained, providing private mental health support across East Anglia, and run Poetry for Mental Health - supporting people with mental health challenges by motivating and inspiring them to write poetry.