'I finished my first novel at the age of fifteen. 'Mr Clef's Psychedelic World of Music', was heavily influenced by the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, and even had accompanying music. Although it wasn't published, I still have a rejection letter from Fontana Paperbacks, which gave me enough encouragement to continue with my writing. 
 
My latest novel, a children's/young adult sci-fi/fantasy entitled 'Celeste and the Witch Garden', is a distant relative of a fantasy website project I created twenty years ago called 'Aliens In My Garden'. My son, Aaron, who was about ten years old at the time, created a range of colourful clay models (aliens, witches, wizards, trolls - and a whole host of other fantasy characters) that I photographed in my back garden, and around which I created stories. Many characters had their own page on the website. It was a great father and son project, and we still have all the models in the loft. I tried to get one or two film companies interested in the concept, and did receive one positive reply from the USA. Aaron is still very creative, and has a computer game coming out soon called 'Neyyah'.