Paul grew up in country Western Australia, devouring historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy books and movies from an early age. In adulthood, his love of these genres led him to turn his hand to writing his own science fiction adventure film script. Following that, he wrote a short screenplay about a man coping with the onset of Alzheimer’s, a topic close to his heart.

A national writing competition inspired Paul to try something slightly different, writing a single scene for a novel. Encouraged, he kept on writing, and The Blackwater Chronicles was born. For over ten years, he worked full-time in the IT industry while continuing to write what would become the first two instalments of The Blackwater Chronicles, and now his dream of becoming a published author is coming to fruition.

Paul lives in Perth with his wife, Linda and dog, Sammi.