I grew up in the seaside town of Margate England. I have four brothers including two on the web Matthew Alexander, and Greg Alexander who, are both painters, as was our father, Chris.

I escaped Thanet (yeah, Thanet has a stunning coastline, but it's a bit sad otherwise) by going to college in Wolverhampton (out of the frying pan...) before moving to Cambridge UK where I have to say I had a great time. Some years later, in need of adventure, I headed off with a backpack and eventually settled in Nice France, where, with the exception of a brief, exciting stint in New York, and various holidays I have lived ever since.

After being refused by truly every publisher in the world, I self-published my first novel, 50 Reasons to Say Goodbye (2004), followed by Sottopassaggio (2005) and Good Thing, Bad Thing (2006) (all now re-published by BIGfib Books.)

All have received a great deal of positive press coverage and are amongst the UK's best selling gay literature, so many thanks to you, the readers!

I also edit and contribute to the satirical news site, BIGfib.com