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About Me

I'm 'a wise and witty exploration of friendship, ambition, love and loss' (Attitude), 'a page turner set amidst the gender bending bands of the 80s with a bit of Noughties thrown in for good measure' (Boyz), and 'will appeal to those looking for something more than the usual gay drool' (Gay Times). I'm also 'fast-moving, compellingly plotted and very funny... exciting and convincingly moving... and hard to put down' (Time Out). Oh, and I' just spent a very happy month in the WH Smiths Top 50 paperbacks.I'm a novel, basically. I tell the story of an 80s synth pop from South Wales called A Boy and His Diva. Maybe you've heard of them? They had a huge hit with a song called 'Lovers and Losers'. That's before Tony, the gay half of the duo, did A Very Bad Thing to singer Katrina and tore the band apart. Now 20 years on Tony's hoping to relaunch the band with an appearance on a reality TV show called 'The Clink'. Among the contestants are that Ritchie Taylor from emo band Fag Endz and a gay porn star who rejoices in the name of Hercules Brasil. It's going to get very messy in there....

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Bowie fans, black-eyed Siouxsies, Ant people, Cell mates, New Romantics, Blitz kids, gutter hearts, gender benders, 80s pop legends, club kids, synth addicts, electric dreamers, people who can read.

NOTE : FOR INFORMATION ON A CLUB FOR LOVERS & LOSERS AT TRASH PALACE, GO TO: www.myspace.com/clubforloversandlosers

My Blog

Last Night’s Lovers & Losers

Lovely night at Lovers & Losers last night. Thanks to all the regulars who showed up - Juliette of course (despite her outrageous suggestion that I was wearing eyemakeup!), Chikako and friend, Andrew...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:32:00 GMT

A Club for Lovers & Losers

A Club for Lovers & Losers returns to Trash Palace on Bank Holiday Sunday. The club was Tommy’s idea. He read my book ’Lovers & Losers’ last year and suggested we put together a clu...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:55:00 GMT

Thin Ice, Thick Eyeliner And A Bit Of A Party

We did have a laugh at Lovers & Losers last night. Granted it wasn't exactly packed. But then it was a school night and the West End did resemble the wasteland before Christmas. There wasn't a single ...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:15:00 GMT

Lovers & Losers - Lyrics by John

My friend John at Bang & Olufsen in Brighton sent me these 'lyrics' to the song 'Lovers & Losers'. Lovers & Losers Looking back, we could've had a good time Holding hands and drifting in the sunshine ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:54:00 GMT

Lovers & Losers Extract - Teenage Wildlife at Pontins

For the benefit of those who haven't yet invested in a copy of 'Lovers & Losers' (and if not, why not?), here is a short extract. The novel charts the rise and fall of an '80s synth pop duo - from Wal...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:01:00 GMT

Ten Reasons You Should Read 'Lovers & Losers'

1) It's about an '80s synth pop duo. Either you're nostalgic for the '80s, or you're living through an 80s revival and you're too young to know it. Either way, the timing is rather good. 2) It's partl...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:41:00 GMT