marcnobbs.co.uk - About Marc

I've been writing off and on for as long as I can remember, but only writing seriously for four years or so, ever since I joined a writers group called The Fishtank. When I joined I was a "raw talent", waiting to be polished and shaped. Twelve months later, I had a better understanding of character development, plot structure, passive and active sentences… yadda yadda yadda. In short, I was ready for the big bad world of publishing.

The first piece of work I sold was to a member's only website called Ruthie's Club, a site which publishes fresh erotica each week and illustrates it. That first story was called Scratched and is now available for free from Phaze.com as a Phaze Flare.

Since then I've sold a host of stories to Ruthie's, who maintain the exclusive rights to them for their members for six months. Some of those stories who's exclusive period has lapsed are now available to read for free on this website, the rest are going to be added soon.

In April 2008 I published Charlotte's Secret through Phaze. My second novella, Lost & Found, was released two months later. What makes my stories stand out from the crowd is that I write from the hero's point of view rather than the heroin's. Straight Romance with a man's voice - not something you find everyday. My third Phaze release, Kissed by a Rose, hit the e-bookshelves in June 2009.

Apart from this website – marcnobbs.co.uk I maintain a blog, which some people tell me is quite entertaining. I'm also on a bunch of social networking sites (see the icons above), so please feel free to add me as a friend. I also contribute to The Britwriters blog – all of the authors are Brits who’s publishers are US based. We write fascinating articles about life in Britain.

What am I working on right now? Eternally & Evermore will be published by Phaze in Summer 2010 and also in 2010, Kissed by a Rose will be released in a print edition. I’m currently working on an as yet untitled piece about a bunch of students at Westmouth University.

I guess that's all you need to know about me. I'm a British male in a predominantly female field—and I love it.

This is my ‘official’ Bio

Marc Nobbs lives in the Northamptonshire countryside, just a stone’s throw from where Princess Diana is buried and the Gunpowder Plot was, well, plotted. It’s far cry from his inner-city roots, but that’s what an education does for you.

He works full-time for a firm of solicitors, counting other people's money and wishing that all those zeros represented his own millions. He cries like a baby every time has to write a six figure cheque with someone else’s name on it.

Marc is originally from Wolverhampton in the Black Country, and despite having escaped that god-forsaken place, he still lives in hope that he may one day see his beloved Wolves pick up a trophy. (It's a very vain hope) He studied at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth. He's still not sure how he ended up in Northampton.

Marc started writing erotica in the late Nineties. He freely admits that what he produced back then was complete and utter tosh. But at least it was hot, sexy tosh. In 2004 he found Desdmona’s Fishtank (where for some obscure reason they still call him Knobbie). With the help of the wonderful authors he met there, his writing improved by leaps and bounds. He now has a much better idea what commas are for, understands plot structure and character development and has a panic attack every time he writes a passive sentence.

When he’s not writing erotica, reading erotica, or working, Marc enjoys DIY and gardening (at least, that’s what his wife tells him), and shouting at rubbish footballers who aren’t worth the money they’re paid. He also enjoys beating his father-in-law at chess. Marc’s favourite mainstream author is Terry Pratchett, although he is as eager to see the final Harry Potter book as any ten year old.

To read a more detailed history of my writing career, click here.

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