Mike is primarily a writer, with ten published books to his credit including three novels. In latter years he has become a playwright and screenwriter. When Pip Piper optioned Mike’s first novel, The Insatiable Moon (HarperCollins), he asked Mike to write the screenplay. Mike, who runs a small production house called Holy Bucket Productions, became New Zealand producer of the film as well as writer of it. He has production credits for short films and documentaries, as well as for his own play Jerusalem, Jerusalem. Mike holds a PhD from the University of Otago.