Mike Stotter

Background

Michael (Mike Stotter) was born on January 6, 1957, in London, England, United Kingdom to James Stotter, a bank messenger, and Eleanor (Osborne) Stotter, a bank clerk.

Education

Mike attended grammar school in London, England.

Career

Mike held various positions before writing. He began writing back in 1990 when his friend mentioned that his publisher was looking for new writers.

For the novel, Death in the Canyon, Mike chose to write it as Jim A Nelson as a tribute to his late parents Jim & Nell (Eleanor) - running it together came out as Jim and Nell's son.

In June 2012 along with his long-time school friend and fellow writer, Ben Bridges, they have finally realized a long-held dream to bring back into 'e-print' some of the most popular and best-loved Western and action-adventure series fiction of the last forty years. Series fiction, the most popular genre was always the Western, but it also encompassed war stories, tales of pillaging Vikings, life in the Roman arena and action-adventure set in the far-flung future, was at its most popular throughout the 1970s and 80s and is still fondly remembered and avidly collected by die-hard fans. Some books are now so hard to come by that it's not unusual for them to change hands for astronomical amounts.

Thus Piccadilly Publishing was born. One of its aims is to bring back titles for new and old readers alike. Great care is taken over the production of each title, and each one has a specially-commissioned cover from Westworld Designs that recreates the feel of the originals, at the same time giving them a fresh and more modern look.

Mike is also the editor of the United Kingdom's Number One online ezine devoted to the crime & thriller genre Shotsmag Ezine. He is currently the Dagger Liaison Officer for the Crime Writers' Association (CWA).

He now lives with his family in Essex.

Achievements

• Mike Stotter is a brilliant writer of Western novels. He is the award-winning author of The Wild West - a reference work for children.

Works

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  • The World of North American Indians

    (Filled with colorful photographs of numerous artifacts fr...)

  • The Wild West

    (Produced in conjunction with the television miniseries, t...)

  • Native Americans

    (This title lets you step back in time to North America wh...)

  • McKinney's revenge

    (McKinney's Revenge is the first in the series featuring T...)

  • Great Empires and Discoveries

    (A visual, thematic history that focuses on how humankind ...)

  • The Wild West

    (This is an introduction to the Wild West that examines th...)

  • Six red herrings

    (Crime has been with us ever since the dawn of time. This ...)

  • Tuscon justice
  • McKinney's law
  • Six trails west
  • Death in the canyon
  • Tombstone showdown
  • How Ancient Americans Lived

Politics

Mike has a conservative political views.

Connections

Mike married Lorraine Desmond, a school assistant, on January 5, 1980. They have three children: Lee James, Paul Michael and Kieran Patrick.

Father:

James Stotter

Mother:

Eleano (Osborne) Stotter

Spouse:

Lorraine Desmond

Son:

Lee James Stotter

Son:

Paul Michael Stotter

Son:

Kieran Patrick Stotter

References

• Contemporary Authors - 178