TIM STEVENS: I live in the suburbs in the county of Essex, just outside London.
TIM STEVENS: As a young adult, I loved the police procedurals of Ed McBain and John Sandford, who's still going strong with his Lucas Davenport series of crime thrillers.
TIM STEVENS: I'm taking a leaf out of the book of Russell Blake, the New York Times bestselling indie author who writes in a similar genre to me.
TIM STEVENS: Self - publishing, without a doubt.