: About Me

My name is Chris and I work as a writer, web designer and photographer, specialising in youth issues, entertainment and the social effects of technology.

Though I spend most of my time writing news, reviews and features, I am also a keen creative writer who's poetry has been published in such poetry magazines as The Ugly Tree, Awen and Carillion.

I have also completed several screenplays, one of which was turned into a short film several years ago, and even finished a first draft of a novel which I haven't had time to get back to yet!

When not busy writing, I work as a music promoter and band manager, currently responsible for Wigan based pop-rock act, Social Icons (www.socialicons.co.uk) which involves everything from booking shows, updating their website, working on PR campaigns and more.

When I do get some free time, you'll usually find me snuggled up on the sofa with my gorgous wife, Anna, and our demanding little cat, Sparky.

For more info, or to read more examples of my writing, as well as my blog, please visit:
www.adventures-in-musica.com

My passion is ...

writing and music

I know too much about ...

music.

My parents always told me ...

many things, yet I rarely listened.

My childhood ambition ...

Was to be a writer, and lo, I got there in the end!

My favorite memory ...

My wedding day.

Why I write ...

Because I'm a writer, it's what we do.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Clutch, Orange Goblin, CKY, Alice in Chains, BLS, Corrosion of Conformity and loads more.

My first job ...

Warehouse skivvy

My best moment ...

meeting my wife

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