Michael was born 1970 in Co. Down, Northern Ireland to where, after what he describes as a beautiful year in California, he returned with his family to, “…take the dream’n home.” “I have one of those addictive or obsessive personalities you hear about. I had no choice but to write DEMIURGE: Blood of the Innocent. Once the characters got into my head, they wouldn’t let me sleep until I’d committed their story to paper. I firmly believe the alternative would have been being commited myself… Now they’re at rest and I’m hooked on a good dozen cups of coffee a day.” Prior to writing DEMIURGE: Blood of the Innocent, his first novel, Michael worked in a number of different sectors varying from a stint in the Territorials, within FMCG, supplying construction equipment, property development and selling Ferraris. “The common thread is, they all involved meeting interesting people. I love to hear real stories from real people; what makes someone laugh, maddens them… What journey has brought them to be who they are today. If you see me on the street, say hello…share a story. If we’re near a good coffee house, all the better.”