I'm of that strange species, a Scottish Indian, my Sikh parents having come over to the UK in the 50s.
I've been writing for over 25 years for print, radio, theatre and TV. I'm a trained journalist and am best known as a dramatist and comedy writer, plus which I've written an award winning screenplay.

To add to all that I'm a qualified Trainer and in arts administration I've run the biggest Asian cultural festival held in Europe.

Twice married, twice divorced, one daughter.

I'm currently running a website, scriptschool.co.uk, which offers resources for writers such as training and digital publishing.

Drink - vodka. Yes, it's allowed, even in Scotland!

My passion is ...

words

I know too much about ...

liars

My parents always told me ...

writing is a passtime, not a profession

My childhood ambition ...

to write

My favorite memory ...

standing ovation at opening night of my first stage play

Why I write ...

have to

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

everything

My first job ...

clerk

My best moment ...

daughter's birth

My inspiration ...

life

Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Writing

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All writers of fiction are nothing but liars, and that is an unimpeachable truth. As proof let us examine some of the characters and situations they have told us of and establish whether they are, in fact, truth or lies.

Beginning with the classics and an analysis of that charlatan William Shakespeare. There is not one word of truth in A Midsummer's Night's Dream. Oberon and Titania do not exist. The entire thing is a tissue of lies and how Willie could have expected his readers to believe it is incomprehensible. Some of his works, admittedly, verge towards some historical accuracy...

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