About Me
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My name is John Coutts. I’m British by birth, so my first language is English. I now live in southwest Spain where I moved with my family in the spring of 2007.
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I’ve had numerous poems and short stories published, as well as hundreds of articles on just about every subject. I’ve also written ebooks and web copy. In short, if you need it I’ll probably be prepared to tackle it!
I’m a freelance journalist part of the time, and I’ve been writing a weekly column for a Scottish newspaper for just over 10 years. For three years running this newspaper was voted Scottish Newspaper of the Year. I like to think that my contributions helped at least a little.
I’ve co-authored three books, working together with the manager of a Scottish museum, which won the prestigious Scottish Museum Of The Year award in the Education Category in 2000. The museum cited two CD-ROM’s that I designed, authored and created for them as being “of pivotal importance” in their receiving of the award.
I’m perfectly comfortable writing in either American English, or British English, having produced numerous articles for both markets over the years.
Although I live in Spain, I still keep in close contact with work colleagues and clients in the UK, as well as work colleagues and clients in the US. I regularly visit both countries, and even was married in the USA in the beautiful Smokey Mountains of North Carolina in the summer of 2003.