I started writing in September 2016. I have written a number of short stories and have recently finished writing my debut novel - A Young Man's Game, after becoming a finalist in the 2017 Pen to Print Book Challenge. A Young Man's Game was published in June 2018. 

I was a late beginner to writing. On a whim, I chose a Creative Writing module for the degree I had been studying for the past seven years and found I really enjoyed it. Suddenly I had a passion, for something other than my family, for the first time. 

My favourite authors are (in no particular order): David Morrell, Neal Stephenson, Nick Harkaway, Cory Doctorow, Peter Clines, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton, Michael Marshall Smith, Tom Rob Smith, Ernest Cline, and I hope one day to be able to produce a novel half as good as theirs.

I was born in 1975, am married to a beautiful and supportive wife, Helen and have 3 boys aged 18, 6 and 3.

I have a blog at https://paulblakeauthor.com where I post short stories I have written and can be found on Twitter @paulblakeauthor, feel free to say hi.