Derek Stewart

Hello all!

Not much to say about me - I'm just me! Nothing special, just a penniless writer scribbling away in an attic (okay, a summerhouse!) in an attempt to emulate his favourite writers (Leslie Charteris, John Wyndham, Ian Fleming, Peter Lovesey, Steve Harris...), and make a name for himself.

I am now the grand old age of 52, am married to Judith, and have six children (Shelley, Stephanie, James, Daniel, Brett and Curtis) four grandsons (Jason, Kaiden, Levi and new addition Oliver), one granddaughter (Skye), and another grandson on the way!

I attended the North School, the Academy, and Banff and Buchan College (all in Fraserburgh, Scotland), then Aberdeen University (in... em, Aberdeen!), and Robert Gordon University (which is also in the granite city), studying various subjects, including English Literature, Creative Writing, Philosophy... I came away with a BA in Publishing and Journalism - which makes me a BA-Heid! LOL! (Groan - I didn't write LOL did I?)

I went on to become a journalist in several local papers, being temporary editor in one (oh, the heady heights! I even had my own tea mug - but I was still the mug who had to MAKE the tea!). I have now decided to 'follow my dream', as they say (whoever THEY are!), and concentrate on doing what I like doing the most: write books, especially Crime & Thrillers and Horror/Weird fiction. BrightSpark Publishing, the small Scottish publishing house, are my chosen publisher. Under the expert eyes of Judith Edwards and Bruce Dickie I have just published my second book. My third, 'The Rag and Bone Man' - a Police Procedural based in the North East and North of Scotland, will be out later this year. I am working on my fourth - a Horror called 'Softness Turns to Fury', with the Greek Goddess Nemesis as the baddie and an eighty year old comatose man as the hero; I hope to have that done by the end of the year.

I have been and always will be a huge fan of Roger Moore, Tony Curtis, Peter Wyngarde, Patrick Macnee - and most of the other ITC stalwarts! As well as Hywell Bennet, David Jason, Anthony Valentine, Patrick Allen - and loads more besides! In music I prefer people who can actually SING: such as John Denver, Glen Campbell, Neil Sedaka, Joe McElderry.

You can visit me at www.derekstewart.co.uk and drop me an email. I will reply.

Well, That's All Folks! (Copyright Warner Bros - used without permission! LOL! Oh, there I go again!)

Cheers

Derek