Dennis Mews is an English author now residing in Melbourne, Australia. A former teacher, his stories use a school setting to explore such issues as friendship, cheating and bullying. Most of his writing is done early in the morning, before he has woken up. He sets himself a target of between 1500-2000 words which is normally achieved before dark. Preferring a structured approach, he favours a complete outline before writing begins in earnest. This initial planning can often take a long time. And he likes Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain.