Mjke was born on the Isle of Man and now lives in the Wirral, UK.

He began writing in his late twenties, but took a break in order to concentrate on accountancy exams. He returned to writing in 2007, and became the first winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Writing competition. He followed that, a year later, by winning the L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Competition. His science fiction and fantasy short stories have appeared in many print and online venues. He is a full member of SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, as well as the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) and the British Fantasy Society (BFS).

Mjke has worked as a finance manager for an international passenger transport company, and as a musician, playing alto saxophone and clarinet in orchestras, big bands and theatre pits around Merseyside and North Wales. Inevitably, several of his books and stories feature accountants, music and musicians