My name is Mike Atherton and I’m a full time writer.

I live in London, but work wherever  I take my laptop. Like most Londoners I have a love/hate relationship with the city. I wrote a book about London, but it’s still a constantly surprising city to spend time in. I enjoy leaving the city from time to time, usually heading for San Francisco, but I always come back.

Up until 2008 I’d been working as a freelance writer and had a lot of fun with a host of companies, websites, magazines and startups. I still work in social media and film, but am now able to cherry pick the really interesting stuff – like making politicians squirm or standing on a film set watching a Bond girl kick a lot of ass.

I have a Masters Degree in Literature, but in all honesty it doesn’t get a lot of use these days.

I sold a TV show in 2008 and that is now slowly taking over everything I do. We just went into pre production and have a second show on the table with more to follow. You’ll be able to read about some of that on the blog here and elsewhere.

I’m pleasantly surprised to find myself working as a screenwriter and showrunner on something that I actually love.

If I fuck it up I’ll let you know…

April 2009