Tallander's Apprentice is my first published novel. More?
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You can read a couple of my short stories here.  |
And here's a taste of my new, not-yet- published novel. |
Finally, here's an article I wrote about getting short stories accepted for publication. |
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Brian Phillips Online |
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I was born on April 29, 1970, in Christchurch, New Zealand (which should explain the way some of the words on this site are spelled; we use UK spelling here). When I was very young – I’m not sure if I’d started primary school or if I was still in pre-school – my classmates and I watched a short film about the production of a book. I decided right then that I was going to be a writer. I can remember telling my mother this when I got home. She responded (and I can still hear her voice in my head), “You don’t want to do that. It’s much too hard.” Well, she was exactly right … and completely wrong. You see, writing is hard. It’s hard to do, hard to find acceptance when you’re doing it, and harder still to make a living from it. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth doing. Although at times I dabbled with other careers (I’ve been a street performer, a store manager, an industrial cleaner, an accounting technician, a University tutor, a balloon salesman and a host of other things), I never really forgot that writing was what I wanted to do. When I turned 26, I wondered why I’d never really given it a go. I couldn’t find an answer, so I tried. For three solid years I tried, churning out hundreds of thousands of words that I could never quite get to sound right. Then I got serious. I enrolled in a writing course in 1999. Since then, I’ve made my living from putting words down on paper. Not quite as the best-selling novelist I’d once dreamed of becoming (and still do), but as a wordsmith for hire, selling my services as a technical writer, a copywriter and an editor. I’m still doing the same thing. I’ve moved to Wellington (still in New Zealand), where I work during the day churning out finely crafted text for various websites, and teaching others how to do the same. And at night, I go home and churn out more short stories and more novels, with the hope that one day I’ll be able to leave the day job behind. If you wish to get in touch, use the contact form. I'll do my best to reply swiftly. |
I live and work in New Zealand, which is on the opposite side of the world from just about everywhere else. More?
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I'm also a freelance writer, editor and trainer. My professional website can be found here. |
© Brian Phillips 2006