Phil Batey

I've never really grown up! I find losing my self in a magical world or that of a bygone era the most relaxing and rewarding way to spend my free time. Seeing the worlds form in my minds eye and watching the story unfold inside my head is, to me at least, far better than watching the T.V. in the evenings.

Writing stories is for me away of escaping the monotony of day to day life an uniquely challenging, try to put into words what I imagine. Particularly as I frequently find my command of the English language woefully lacking.

I devote much of my writing time to children's stories as I know some particularly enthusiastic child readers, find the thought of someone reading their child one of my stories as the drift off to sleep the supreme compliment. And it also happens that I know a very understand young lady who doesn't laugh (too much) at my inclination to revert to the mindset of a child.