Hello and welcome to my website and blog

 

They say you should always write your author bio in third person. Presumably to make it look as if some copywriter in a publisher's office who has never heard of you, let alone met you, wrote it. This is supposed to make it appear more professional ... allegedly. As I know me better than anyone else, I'll be doing the storytelling thank you very much. Though I suspect my Auntie Barbara could likely tell you a thing or two about me, if you let her. But to be honest, I wouldn't take any notice of anything she says if I was you... it's the gin you know.

Like it says at the top my name's Sean Catt and I am a freelance writer based in the South East of England near Brighton. Though I am sad to say not right on the coast, so no sea views from the study window. Though should sea levels rise sufficiently I'll probably be able to build a jetty on my driveway and buy a boat to go shopping in.

My main writing passions are fantasy/paranormal fiction and anthropomorphic fiction. Then late at night, while the dust bunnies under the bed are busy sharpening their fangs, I dim the lights and write horror and other short story creepiness.
During daylight hours I turn serious and freelance as a Technical Writer/Author preparing operation & maintenance manuals, leaflets and brochures for large (and small) items of production and process equipment.

I'm a member of the British Fantasy Society (nice people), and one of the coordinators for the South East Writers Network. I am also very pleased to have been Vice Chair for the New Eastbourne Writers group for three years and one of the directors of the 2015 Eastbourne Book Festival.
When I find time I write the odd amusing (well I think they are) newspaper or magazine column. There are a few on here should anyone want a read.

How did I get started with this writing malarkey I hear you ask. It's another one of these things I'm meant to burden you with I'm afraid.
I have always enjoyed books and reading; the very first book I remember reading was the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Trips to the local library with my mother being a weekly thing, as she herself was an avid reader as well as an accomplished watercolourist. My artistic talents never developed beyond drawing stick figures, and the only thing I can draw are the drapes. However, I discovered I had a love of writing little stories, as all kids do I guess. Unfortunately my high school English teacher was a grade 'A' a-hole, and quite likely, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. The result being he managed to put me off reading and writing for a good many years. Although I did make the most of these years in the wilderness by being something of a wild child. Sorry Dad...

After leaving college/university I rekindled my love affair with the written word and have read and been putting pen to paper ever since, mostly short stories, but then about nine or ten years ago I started writing a novel. This like so many people's first book ended up gathering dust in a dark, lonely corner of a hard drive. Over the years I made several more attempts to write a novel, all unsuccessful, that is until I found the genres that truly inspired me. The result is I have notepads and whiteboards chock full of ideas for stories. As we speak I have just about to publish the third book in my Between States series, (an action/adventure series about shapeshifters), more details about current projects can be found here.

And that's me, nothing really exciting I'm afraid. I don't wear my underpants on the outside of my tights, throw webs or guard the galaxy. I just write what's buried in the deeper recesses  of my mind, and sometimes it worries me a little what lurks in there ...
Ha! Just kidding, I'm really very normal ... honest.

 

Peace ...  🙂