Bio
Alan Miles
I asked AI to tell me about well-written author bios. This is what it told me:
- Start with who you are and why you are qualified to write your book.
- Clearly state your genre and ensure the tone of the bio matches the tone of your writing.
- Add one or two interesting personal details (hobbies, pets, location)
- Include where readers can find you, such as your website or social media handle.
- Write in the third person, and keep it to 80 – 150 words.
OK. Here goes.
Alan Miles refuses to be typecast. ‘Life’, he says, ‘is not one-dimensional, and neither are my books.’ So be prepared for a reading adventure. He lets the story lead, not the genre. You might find yourself reading a romance, a thriller, sci-fi, satire, a memoir.
You won’t find fantasy (yet!) because Alan’s books are firmly based on personal experience. His novel, ‘The Foreign Aide’, is set in civil war Beirut in 1975. That’s exactly when and where Alan began his 30-year association with the Mid-East. And ‘The Marathon Years’ is the true story of the decade he spent as the sole carer for his wife, Lena, through her dementia journey.
‘Yes there have been deep lows’, Alan says. ‘But incredible highs. I’m so lucky to have the ingredients for a dozen books. Now I just have to cook ’em.’
When he’s not cooking, Alan’s an enthusiastic runner / walker, exploring rural Manchester and Salford. And while he says he finds social media an intrusive distraction, you’ll sometimes find him hanging out here:
Describing his unusual career — on LinkedIn.
Recording his running activities — on Strava.
Writing occasional articles — on Medium.
On Facebook.
On Bluesky.
Alan sends out a free fortnightly newsletter including a digest of all recent posts and activities.
171 words (+ social links). How did I do?
