Dave Howell is Nexus Publishing. A freelance journalist, writer and publisher, I founded Nexus Publishing over 20 years ago. Working from my home office in Shropshire, I have developed Nexus Publishing’s freelance writing arm specialising in technology and business subjects.

Originally from a small town called Darlaston – about ten miles north of Birmingham – I moved to West Sussex ten years ago to help develop one of the first online retailers. Having recently moved to Shropshire I am now enjoying the working from home and life in a semi rural location.

I have been a freelance writer and journalist for 20 years. Eight of them were spent doing various other jobs such as bookshop assistant, print finisher and returns clerk for a large library supplier, with the writing taking up evenings and any of my spare time. As you can see, much of my life so far has been spent working with books and publishing of one kind or another.

My time as an employee came to a conclusion some eight years ago with redundancy, so I took the opportunity – and the money – to see if I could survive as a full-time freelance writer. There have been some lean times – just ask my wife, Joanne. But after tasting the freelance life, there’s no going back!