Paul stepped away from caring for adults with learning disabilities to sit a creative writing course at Bristol University, subsidizing himself by winning the occasional TV quiz show. ​

He won the inaugural Bristol Festival of Literature Flash Fiction Prize and has been longlisted for both the Bristol and Bath short story awards. His short fiction has also featured on BBC radio.

Paul has written four yet-to-be published mystery and crime novels. They explore the emotional bomb blasts that hit the victims and their surviving loved ones — the people left behind to solve the mysteries. Flawed detectives with empty love lives and full bourbon bottles don’t stumble across these pages. More details are in the Books section.

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Paul is represented by the Bill Goodall agency.