ABOUT

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Hello. I'm Mike, an author of novels and stories for readers of Children's, Middle Grade, Young Adult and Adult Fiction, a songwriter, and a composer for musical theatre whose work is now to be used in movies. I'm a bit busy...

Younger Readers

In a dark and stormy decade, I was once a teacher... Actually I loved it. The youth of inner-city Liverpool and Manchester were inspirational. So much so that my work with them became nationally recognized and I became one of the youngest schools inspectors in the country. I even had a book published on what makes a good school. It still sells and has featured on many University and College reading lists internationally. 

My novels have strong female and male characters and equally strong awesome animal and magical characters. They have themes around co-existence and conservation with lots of adventure and a hint of romance thrown in for older readers. The stories are designed to make people, young people especially, think about the world we live in and our responsibilities and future on this planet.

For the Adults

After my work in Education I worked for a Government Agency banging heads together and negotiating contracts.  I loved my work even if it did involve hunting for human bones in the basement of a deserted building in a Victorian cemetery, getting caught up in an exorcism, and finding myself involved with protecting plague pits from grave robbers. Unsurprisingly, after all this, I developed my skills and knowledge in psychic phenomena and awareness. So don't be surprised if you find my writing is sometimes themed around the paranormal. Colin Wilson and Dennis Wheatley knew how to do this. They would have been my ultimate dinner guests. No ghost-busters stuff or magical powers in my writing for grown-ups though. Just stories of everyday people, like us, getting caught up in situations that will scare the bejaysus out of you. 

Stage...

Before I was an adult I was a young musician. Much to my piano teacher's distress I joined a rock band at 15, made terrible records but eventually learned the art of song writing and composition. Many years later, I was delighted to be asked to develop one of my novels as a Stage Musical in the UK and a number of songs received radio plays. Covid put an end to that before we lost too much money, then a year-long legal battle with IP bandits caused further delays, during which we lost more money but made some lawyers very happy. The focus now has shifted to the US where I am working with creatives there to bring my musicals to the stage. I have been fortunate enough to work with, and learn from, top names in musical theatre in bringing these projects to life.

...and Screen

This is where most of my energy is going just now.

Two of my novels are now optioned as Animated Musical Feature Films with a London production company who are developing them with separate international partners. 

'Leopard Song' now has some super visuals which I hope to provide a link to soon. 

'Starseed and the Dragon' started life as a prospective TV Series last year. The Bible and Pilot, created with Jane Parker, were an absolute pleasure to write and it was optioned before MIPCOM in 2024. At MIPCOM it received further positive attention and I was asked to rewrite the story as a feature movie. There is a novel coming soon, and once permission is granted, I will publish some of the lovely artwork that has been developed for the novel and movie.

Archangel Music Creatives

This is the name I have used professionally for many years and continue to do so despite attempts by those IP goons to steal it. But the Light Side prevailed. Why Archangel? Archangel is the name of my sailing boat. Sailing has been a passion of mine for many years. I have owned Archangel for 16 years and a lot of my writing is done on her.  She is a beautiful and magical boat.

Archangel Entertainment Ltd  

A new company 'Archangel Entertainment Ltd' has been established which better reflects our diverse range of media activity, including music, screenwriting and novels.

Connecting with Archangel Entertainments

Connect with me through social media, sign up for my blog to get the latest updates, or drop me a message to share your thoughts and ideas. You never know, you might recognise yourself in a book or on the stage or screen one day. Thank you for joining me on this creative journey, exploring the mysteries and fantasies of human and animal nature. And let's do some good in the world while we are at it. 

Simply loving the ride!