Paul was born into a large family in Birstall west Yorkshire. After leaving school in 1998 Paul went on to train, firstly in art and design, and then musical theatre, which led to a long history as...view morePaul was born into a large family in Birstall west Yorkshire. After leaving school in 1998 Paul went on to train, firstly in art and design, and then musical theatre, which led to a long history as a stage performer up and down the United Kingdom.After succumbing to illness Paul swapped the stage for a pen and rekindled his childhood passion for writing.Paul became a serious writer in 2010 when he joined the Birstall Creative Writing Group. To date his biggest influences are the famed poet Seamus Heaney who heavily inspired his early poetry and the author Frank McCourt of Angela’s Ashes fame.view less