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Mastering
conflict in a story
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Raised
in the rural outskirts of Leek, Staffordshire, AJ worked in the paper,
tyre, and cement industries - and became involved in the development of digital
control systems at one of Europe's premier cement manufacturing sites before
moving onto the project team.
In
1985 AJ complemented a technical education, with a Bachelor of Arts degree,
admitting 'qualifications only became important to me once I was adult.
It would have been so much easier had I studied when I was at the age when my
brain didn't seize up so readily, but I guess then, I was young and bolshie and
thought there were more exciting things to do.'
When
jobs around the home allow, AJ´s time is divided between writing,
attempting to play 8-ball pool, and socializing. Like most authors, AJ nurtured a desire for writing from an early age, and like most, became a
clandestine scribbler.
In 1994,
AJ went public when a string of magazine stories
were accepted and has been published regularly ever since. Stories have been
recorded by 'Talking Newspapers' for distribution to the visually
impaired, have featured in periodicals, anthologies, summer specials,
international newspapers, been broadcast on prime-time radio, and published in
several international writing competitions, at times fighting off entrants from
27 countries. An audio
collection of short stories has been released, recorded by radio
personality, Pauline McGough.
AJ has two sisters, two daughters, and inherited two more daughters with
a second
marriage. AJ now lives on the outskirts of Jalón, Spain, overlooking
vineyards, villages and olive groves.
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