About me

I live in Cardiff, Wales, with my wife and three children. I speak Welsh and I’m a fan of science fiction and fantasy, especially Doctor Who.

I love going deep, especially into stories and life’s big questions. I’m fascinated by the power of imagination and storytelling. I also enjoy connecting with people and building community, and working out how to use digital tech for good in creating meaningful conversations.

I am a Christian, and believe that my calling is to:

  • Engage creatively and critically with culture
  • By shaping and sharing those stories and ideas that really matter
  • And equip others to do the same

I do this through writing, editing, publishing and creating strategy for today’s digital world.

I particularly care about the arts, culture and education. My Christian faith is essential to me, but I am excited to work with people of all different beliefs and none, where I share values in common. I seek to create good conversations about topics that matter between people of different viewpoints and cultures.

Publishing

Before going freelance, I worked as Publishing Director for Inter-Varsity Press, a UK evangelical Christian publishing house that publishes Christian books and theology for both general and academic audiences.

My previous publishing experience includes working for Scripture Union in the publishing team as Product Developer. This role involved acting as commissioning and development editor on books and resources for children and adults. I also worked at Hodder and Stoughton, as Assistant Digital Editor working on ebooks and audiobooks, working across fiction and non-fiction, including Hodder Faith. While there, I launched the HodderPod podcast. I first started working with ebooks with independent Welsh publisher Seren Books.

Digital

I previously worked at the University of Buckingham as Head of Digital Experience, which includes managing digital content, marketing, analytics and website development. I enjoyed working within Higher Education, since it plays an important part in the life of our culture and society.

Freelance digital services are another string to my bow (though I’m currently only supporting existing clients, not taking on new projects). My experience includes creating responsive HTML/CSS designs, WordPress theme development, and graphic design. SEO and digital marketing are another area of my expertise. I’ve worked on digital projects and marketing for Scripture Union and Hodder. Also, I worked at Orantec as an SEO & Online Marketing Consultant. 

Writing

I love the written word, and do my own bits and pieces of writing as well as my work editing and commissioning. I particularly enjoy writing (and writing about) science fiction, fantasy and children’s books. I ran Impossible Podcasts for five years, about Doctor Who and other nerdery.

I studied English Literature and History at Cardiff University. Later, I did a MA focused on children’s literature and medievalism. This allowed me to study many books I love, including medieval romance, Arthurian legend, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and T.H. White.

Faith

My faith is in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. Because of this, I seek to follow his way of peace, love and justice by the power of the Holy Spirit. I am an evangelical Christian in the Reformed tradition, and a member of Highfields Church in Cardiff.


So if you share any of those interests, please feel free to connect! You can contact me via Twitter, email or other social networks.