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Roger Wilson-Crane

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.rogerwilsoncrane.co.uk

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Certified2021

Genre

Humor and Comedy, Romance, Fiction

Influences

Stephen King, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sue Townsend, Douglas Adams, Bill ...more

Member Since

September 2021

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I’m Roger Wilson-Crane and whilst I was born in Harpenden I was raised in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, so hopefully, I would be described as an honorary Yorkshireman.

Since leaving the Dales in the late 1990s, I have had a successful career in the motor trade, working in senior roles and as Managing Director for over a decade.

My passion for writing has always been with me, stemming from writing and directing a school play at the tender age of 14. This enthusiasm resurfaced in late 2019 when I decided to take a reduced role within the company, giving me more time to write the stories that had been whirling around my head for over 20 years.

In addition to being the obligatory bookworm, I have always been interested in the creation of film, TV I’m Roger Wilson-Crane and whilst I was born in Harpenden I was raised in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, so hopefully, I would be described as an honorary Yorkshireman.

Since leaving the Dales in the late 1990s, I have had a successful career in the motor trade, working in senior roles and as Managing Director for over a decade.

My passion for writing has always been with me, stemming from writing and directing a school play at the tender age of 14. This enthusiasm resurfaced in late 2019 when I decided to take a reduced role within the company, giving me more time to write the stories that had been whirling around my head for over 20 years.

In addition to being the obligatory bookworm, I have always been interested in the creation of film, TV, and theatre. I enjoy studying scripts and listening to different writers about their styles and how the story and characters develop.

I have also enjoyed the odd venture into amateur dramatics, playing lead roles in productions across Yorkshire and beyond, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys & Dolls and The Full Monty, the latter culminating in a NODA nomination for best actor. I do believe all these endeavours kept the creative juices flowing over the years when work was all-consuming.

My debut novel, Certified, was published in August 2021. It became an Amazon bestseller and recently won the 2021 Mark Twain International CIBA Grand Prize Award for humour and satire. I am currently working on my second novel, A Life Retrieved, which will be published in 2023.

I am honoured to be involved in a private Facebook dog group where I research and write personal memorials for those dogs that have sadly passed over the rainbow bridge.

My monthly blog, Man in the Mirror, is a nostalgic look at life and the weird and wonderful things that have happened to us all.

I am hugely proud of my 21year old daughter Holly, who has grown up in a world of live theatre, comedy, and music. She has just completed her degree at Leeds Beckett University, studying Physical Education and focusing on dance.

I settled in South Yorkshire 25 years ago and live with my wife Victoria, who finally inspired me to follow my dreams and become an author.
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