about me

I am 52 years old and was born and raised in Scotland. My employment background is in accountancy. However, due to chronic illness (CFS/ME), I am unable to work. Writing is my hobby.

In 1992 I gave myself to Jesus Christ and embarked on the Christian life. One way that I like to express my faith is through my writing. Scripture calls upon the Lord’s people to be ‘light and salt’. Therefore I decided to write magazine articles of a political nature.

My writing seeks to promote Christian values in the context of secular British society. To date I have had 11 articles published, and they comment on diverse issues such as freedom of religious expression, Islam, marriage, gay rights, feminism and racism.

Searching for a Saviour – A Diary is my first serious attempt at writing a novel. My motivation for writing the book flows from a strong desire to express a sense of my own struggle in surrendering myself to Christ and as a challenge to non-believers whose hearts deceive them that they are too much of this world to do the same.

favourite books

‘About A Boy’, by Nick Hornby; ‘Fever Pitch’, by Nick Hornby; ‘Blast From The Past’, by Ben Elton; ‘Popcorn’, by Ben Elton; ‘In Cold Blood’, by Truman Capote; ‘The Godfather’, by Mario Puzo; ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’, by John LeCarre; ‘A Perfect Spy’, by John LeCarre; ‘Roots’, by Alex Haley; ‘Brideshead Revisited’, by Evelyn Waugh; ‘Picture Of Dorian Gray’, by Oscar Wilde; ‘The Jeeves/Wooster series’, by PG Wodehouse; ‘Doctor Zhivago’, by Boris Pasternak; ‘The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾’, by Sue Townsend; ‘Catch 22’, by Joseph Heller; ‘Angela’s Ashes’, by Frank McCourt; ‘Day Of The Jackel’, by Fredrick Forsyth; ‘The Untouchable’, by John Banville; ‘Harry’s Game’, by Gerald Seymour

my websites

http://www.dfarticles.wordpress.com