
RUSSELL CLARIDGE
About Me
I have always been dyslexic and did not read my first book until I was almost 16 years old. I good measure of that should go to my secondary school extra help team they were good, though I have no doubt that I did not appreciate them when I was a student, I certainly do now. I do love reading.
Though I am what... a reformed dyslexic I still read very slow. I had noticed from a young age I loved telling stories too, though obviously I could not put pen to paper as my writing age was far below my reading age.
But now I feel confident that I can put my imagination to good use and put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard and share the stories I have conjured in the corners of my mind. If you quickly scan the movies and books I have listed next to this you will be forgiven immediately if you think I am Sci-Fi geek I suppose, is the term, or nerd. Either way I don’t really care. I simply am not interested in Big Brother or any reality TV Show for that matter, or Soaps or Georgie Shaw, or whatever that crap is called. I am interested in the future, the past, and us, people, Humans. A writers guide book I purchased (The Story book by David Baboulene incase you were wondering) says that stories have a practical purpose in maintaining and advancing society. I am not saying that my work will do this but then you only have to look at the effect the Harry Potter books have had upon children and adults alike to know that it is possible, but then you are saying JK Rowling is a goddess of the author world and you would be right.
But what I am saying is that my work along with another author, 10, 20, can do this.
That is my hope, that you read my book(s) and take it with you, when you read another’s book.

Name: Russell Claridge
Age: 39
Place of Birth: Reading Berkshire UK
Occupation: Blacksmith
Top 10 Movies:
Shawshank Redemption
Schindler’s List
Star Wars Original Trilogy
(I consider it 1 movie)
The Lord of the Rings
(Extended Trilogy)
All Marvel
Avengers Assemble/Age of Ultron
Plus All Iron Man, Thor,
Captain American
Ant-Man
Expendables 1+2+3
(I’m a kid of the 80s, sue me)
Back to the Future Trilogy
Star Trek First Contact
28 Days Later
Spotlight
Top 10 Books And Authors who have inspired me:
Christopher Paolini’s
The Inheritance Cycle
(All 4 but I like Brsingr the Best)
J.K. Rowling’s
Harry Potter
(All seven but I like Goblet the Best)
JRR Tolkien’s
The Lord of the Rings
(Two Towers all day)
The Hobbit
(Had to really)
Assorted author’s
All Halo Books
(From the Xbox Game)
Stephen Fry’s
The Fry Chronicles
Trudi Canavan’s
The Magicians Guild Books
Craig Alanson
The Expeditionary Force
Douglas Adams
The Complete Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Stephen Fry
Almost all
Favorite TV Show:
The Walking Dead
Sherlock (UK Version)
Ellementry
(U.S Version of Sherlock)
Big Bang Theory
The Boys
Shogun
All time Favorites:
Porridge
Star Trek TNG,
DS9, Voyager, Enterprise,
Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds,
Discovery
QI
Mock the Week
Comedy Store
In fact any and all standup
I can’t give you a Favorite comedian
there are too many great ones.