John Scotcher
John Scotcher was born in 1970 in Taplow, just outside of London. He grew up in Maidenhead, Berkshire and spent much of his youth on the Thames where his first novel 'The Boy In Winter's Grasp' is set.
He's had many jobs including teacher, graphic designer, tie-designer and assistant film director. He now lives in Northampton where he splits his time between running his web development business and writing.
Chatter Books
In addition to working on the sequel to "The Boy In Winter's Grasp", John also recently started "Chatter Books", a YouTube channel dedicated to finding great new independent British fiction and pushing it out to readers. In the channel, John reads extracts from new books and tells viewers where the books can be bought.
Watch John read an extract from 'The Boy In Winter's Grasp'
John was an invited contributor to the anthology that came out of our 666 Horror competition.
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The Boy In Winter's Grasp by John Scotcher
It is Christmas 1914. As Europe descends further into the Great War, Christopher Flyte is sent home in disgrace from his school. He returns to the sleepy English village of Alton. There he meets the mysterious traveller, Bailey - a master storyteller who fills the boy's head with stories of King Arthur's time. The more Christopher hears, the more he suspects that Bailey's stories are more than just simple myths. Soon, Christopher finds himself a pawn in a game that has been playing out for centuries....
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666 by Michael Brookes and various authors
The 666 horror anthology comprises stories of exactly 666 words and includes tales from Michael Brookes, Nathan Robinson, Linda Acaster, Stuart Aken, Regina Puckett and John Scotcher.
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