My name is Graeme Barber, and I have become a writer in the most roundabout way possible. I've been a soldier overseas, a commercial diver, done archaeology, and got into writing via TTRPGs. Then a friend got me to do a NaNoWriMo and here I am!
My writing career so far has been game oriented, with highs like being involved with Blue Planet: Recontact, Hard Wired Island, and Rivers of London. I've also written my own games, where Fight City: The Roleplaying Game has been a surprise sleeper success. I love world building and now I'm bringing it all together here.
Interests & Hobbies
Scuba diving is the biggest one, I also enjoy range days and putting holes in paper, swimming, and a variety of other activities. I also low key keep my hand in archaeology and continue to be fascinated by Carthage.
Favorite Movies
Classic Hong Kong Action Movies like Hard Boiled and Project A; I love the Wu Tang Collection channel and app. Then a lot of classics like Aliens, Clerks, and trash like the Fast and the Furious series.
Favorite TV Series
Live Action
Classics like Columbo, Red Dwarf, Space: Above and Beyond, Stargate SG1, and a lot of British comedy. On the modern end, there's Black Lightning and Murderbot.
Cartoons
The Justice League and Justice League Unlimited series, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!, Cybersix, and things like the old Iron Man and Hulk: Agents of SMASH shows are all things I've enjoyed.
Anime
I like anime. I enjoy stuff like Restaurant to Another World, Flying Witch, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and classics like Bubblegum Crisis, Ruin Explorers, and Armor Hunter Mellowlink. Love the VOTOMS series.
Favorite Books
I enjoy reading. Some of my favourites:
In the Time of the Sixth Sun series by Thomas Harlan
Laundry Files series by Charles Stross
Honor Harrington series by David Weber
Hammer's Slammers series by David Drake
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Mighty Good Road by Elizabeth Scott
The Fifth Millenium series by S.M. Stirling et al.
Santiago: Myth of the Far Future by Mike Resnik
Warhammer 40k novels (these are my trash, leave me be!)
Favorite Games
Videogames
GTA V and Online, Forza Horizons, Need for Speed, and a lot of hand console games like Pokémon up to Ultra Sun and classic or classic style JRPGs. Phantasy Star was a big influence on me.
Tabletop RPGs
I like a lot of games. Traveller (T4 and TNE), FATE, Basic Fantasy, and Pathfinder (both editions) are all faves.