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• Ian is a keen user of mobile technology, and with the benefit of his smartphone and tablet PC laptop he can handle any emails, attachments or work (that doesn't require him in person) from wherever he is in the world - battery life permitting!
  
  
• Ian lives in Central Birmingham (5mins from the Mailbox & 10mins from New Street Station), and also has ready accommodation in London, Leeds, Nottingham, Cambridge and Hampshire - ensuring he can pick up work across large areas of the country at short notice.
  
  
• The City of Birmingham has played a big part in Ian's life and often comes into his writing, especially for Silver Street. The regeneration of the city (including the area he lives in, left) and also the enduring beauty of its garden suburb Bournville (where Ian grew up) has been a major influence upon his life, imagination and outlook.
  
  
• The city also seems to be a national capital of soaps, with The Archers, Doctors, Silver Street and once upon a time Crossroads all made here (and, except in the case of The Archers, set here too). And soon, Ian hopes, we can add his new series Alternatives and a community radio soap opera to this list!