If you find yourself here, there must be some level of intrigue... Either that or the portfolio crashed and you crashed here instead. Whatever the reason, stick around and learn about my story.

I first began writing as a child; my earliest memory going back to around Year 5. I had an obsession with Goosebumps books, so, as any normal child would, I began writing my own. My teacher was incredibly supportive of my journey and would often take them home to read in her own time (whether she did or not is another thing, but knowing she at least said she did was enough for me). I envisioned myself as a wannabe R.L Stine, and I just kept throwing out little novellas until my interests moved elsewhere.

It wasn't too long after this that I discovered my one true love, Doctor Who. I would not be the man I am today without that show, and it only empowered not only every interest I have, but also my dedication to the art of writing. I quickly found myself crafting my own Doctor Who stories, attempting to make my own adventures with the little action figures, and also secretly hoping at fourteen I'd become the next head writer. This passion has never lulled, and it was the root cause of me developing Ratings UK. This account got going on Twitter back in 2015, and I have dedicated so much of my time into perfecting the content I produce for a pretty hefty audience. Ratings UK is currently available on X, Instagram and Bluesky with an extra account on Patreon; this passion project has fast become a key part of my life and creative expression (see a few examples of posts to the left or check out my main feed on the X link below).

So, I'm creating content, getting my finger on the pulse, and now I need to write other things too. I had a couple of poems entered in to the Young Writer Anthology during my school years, although these records are now lost. This is how I spent a lot of my upbringing, just writing for school-led competitions, and my own enjoyment. It wasn't until college where I started taking my passion seriously. I first went to college to study Law and Politics... It didn't take me long to think "hmm, you know what, maybe this isn't for me". I then switched colleges and went on to study a UAL in Creative Media Design & Technology. Through this course, I would see the act of content creation from start to finish. We'd have our pre-production planning including qualitative and quantitative research, location scouting and risk assessments, product research, casting, evaluative insight and screenwriting. We'd then film and edit our content with a review of our workings at the end, it was a great experience which led me to discover that the written side was by far the most interesting for me, so once I got my Distinction, off on a year away I went ready to begin my Creative Writing course at Leeds Arts University. 

This course did allow me immense creative freedom, pushing me to write across a plethora of mediums and publish work with an array of collaborators. I - as you may have seen - wrote screenplays, poetic essays, poems, short/flash fiction, articles and many reflective statements. I published work alongside my peers for Sunnybank Mills (the home of The Great British Sewing Bee), as well as collaborations with the likes of John Yorke, Hallmark and numerous creatives like my own course tutor, Sean Gregory. 

The three pieces to your left are some of the creative work we put together with 'Everyday Victories' combining the efforts of Textiles students, myself, and the Hallmark collaborators. These experiences were so rewarding, and truly helped me understand the processes for idea creation and product. This was just a small part of my University journey, all of which culminated in my final project - a pilot episode of my own sitcom. This series entitled 'Dining Out' is something I continue to work on to this day with every intention of submitting it to agents and creative openings in the future. It was a project which brought in my six years of experience working in Wetherspoon as well as the new skills I'd learnt over my three years at Leeds Arts. I'd let you read it, but I'd rather you all watch it on screen in a few years time (wishful thinking, I know, but who knows where we'll be). 

As for right now, I currently work in Customer Services for a local Council, so not quite the creative outlet I'm looking for, but I know everything there is to know about waste collections now, so who's really winning?!

C. S. Lewis