James  Evelyn

From an early age, I loved to read, my favourite books then, just like now, were horror stories. I am pretty sure that by the end my first year in secondary school I had read almost all of the Goosebumps titles available and had found a particular trilogy that enthralled me, 'Scared to Death' by Ted Pickford, an author that intrigued me and made me want to write my own stories.

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By the time I finished secondary school, I had read some incredible books by authors like James Herbert, Dean Koontz, Brian Lumley and of course my own personal favourite Stephen King, that was it, I was hooked.

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Fast forward two decades, I have had more than a few decent jobs, four amazing children and finally decided that after years of procrastinating, I had to set to work and actually write my book. I've attempted to do it more times than I can remember and even got as far as a couple of chapters but never seemed to have the time, in hindsight however, and more honestly, I just didn't have the courage to see if I could actually make it. Now though, with the support and encouragement of my amazing family and friends, I have finally managed to write my story, the process was both one of the easiest and also most difficult things I have ever done, but above all else, it was addictive and genuinely makes me happy, fair to say, it's one of my favourite things to do and I plan to write for as long as I can.

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- James Evelyn