{"id":2,"date":"2011-04-28T14:08:55","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T14:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottkandrews.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-03-11T21:10:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:10:58","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottkandrews.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am Scott Keegan Andrews, this is my website. I write books, plays, articles and reviews. I also make podcasts. I am represented by Oliver Munson at A. M. Heath<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I began writing professionally in my 30th year. I am writing this in my 50th year. I work on the perhaps optimistic principle that I will die or lose interest in working somewhere around my 80th year. This means I am about 20 years into a 50-year career. I reckon I’m doing okay so far, given that I’m not even a quarter done yet.<\/p>\n

At any rate, this is what I mutter to myself whenever I consider how young Buddy Holly, Mozart and James Dean were when they died.<\/p>\n

There is a wikipedia page about me<\/a>. It has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate. If you wish to amend it, feel free. I never edit it myself, feeling that somehow it would be egotistical to do so. Instead I have devoted an entire website to myself. This is not egotistical at all. Really.<\/p>\n

I have a Facebook account, but please don’t be offended if I refuse your friend request. I like to keep my Facebook account for family and close friends. I used to do Twitter but it’s a dumpster fire now, so I stopped. The account is still there, but only to prevent squatters.<\/p>\n

I look like this:<\/p>\n

\"Me,<\/p>\n

Posting photos of myself is also not egotistical. Fact.<\/p>\n

I will write for money. I will also write for free, but only if you make a donation to the bank account of my choice (hint: mine). Call me crazy, but I prefer to feed my kids with food I have paid for with money I have earned, rather than with the air generated by repeated use of the phrase ‘but it’ll be great publicity!’.<\/p>\n

I am unfailingly kind and patient to small children and animals. I make no promises in respect of my conduct towards adults and monsters.<\/p>\n

I very occasionally blog about my day job. Sorry. When I do this, please bear in mind that none of the views published here necessarily reflect the views of my employers, publishers, family, friends, pets, children et al. I mean, they might do, I haven’t asked them, but best take it as read that they disagree violently and think me, frankly, a bit of an embarrassment. It’ll be safer for everyone that way.<\/em><\/p>\n

Interviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 2013<\/strong> – To mark the launch of School’s Out Forever<\/em><\/a>, Simone Thorogood interviewed me for Loaded’s late night book show – my first TV appearance (as an adult).<\/p>\n