when not chasing trawlers and eating fish, gordon is a writer and publisher living in norwich, in the uk. he has written over 300 books, articles and short stories, including 'inspired creative writing', the 'the inventors' series for faber & faber and a rapidly growing list of other children's novels. he set up egg box publishing while studying english literature at the university of east anglia, driven by a passion for new writing and a love of books. gordon continues to support himself by commercial writing and is a member of the board for inpress ltd, a unique company that ensures representation and distribution for independent publishers. working together, inpress' member presses are attempting to break down the barriers preventing small publishers from achieving mainstream sales. what's that flipper? timmy's in trouble?