About Me
Chris Amery
Aspiring To Be A Best Selling Author
Chris Amery is a storyteller with a lifelong habit of wandering into his imagination and returning with new characters he can’t resist sharing. After years of carrying entire worlds around in his head, he finally began putting them on the page — and the stories have been queuing up ever since.
Diagnosed in his fifties with autism, ADHD, anxiety and dyslexia, Chris likes to say his mind works like a very determined browser with far too many tabs open. But those same tangled thoughts are exactly what make his books shine. He notices details most people miss, sees stories hiding in ordinary moments, and somehow turns a single spark into a fully fledged adventure before he’s even finished his morning coffee.
Chris divides his time between rural Brittany and the UK, where he lives with Greg and their famously headstrong English Bulldog, Gwen, who appears in more of his books than she probably realises. When he isn’t writing or illustrating, he’s usually plotting a new series he absolutely did not intend to start… yet here we are.
From The Trufflepot Adventures to his Professor Hoot Presents learning series, Chris creates stories filled with warmth, humour, and gentle magic, books that feel welcoming to every child who opens them. His characters are curious, quirky, and full of heart, and his mission is simple: spark imagination, encourage wonder, and make reading a joy.
With many more books already in the pipeline (the ideas refuse to wait their turn), Chris Amery’s creative journey is only just beginning, and he’s bringing readers along for every step of the adventure.
My Story
For most of my life, I never imagined I would become an author. I loved stories, always did, but the idea of writing them felt like something other people were allowed to do. My mind worked differently, school never quite fit, and I spent years trying to squeeze myself into shapes that simply were not mine.
Much later in life, I was diagnosed with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and dyslexia. Suddenly the pieces clicked into place. All the things I once thought were faults turned out to be the very things that made me who I am. The detail, the imagination, the way my mind builds characters out of thin air, it finally made sense.
Instead of fighting how my brain works, I decided to build with it.
That is when the stories began to pour out, first The Trufflepot Adventures, then Professor Hoot, then mice, clouds, frogs, bulldogs, and more ideas than I expected, including a few that arrived completely uninvited. Writing became not just a creative outlet, but a way of reclaiming the parts of myself I had ignored for too long.
Now, each book I create is a small reminder that it is never too late to begin again. It does not matter how old you are, how your brain works, or what path brought you here, imagination is always waiting, and it belongs to everyone.
If my stories bring a little comfort, spark a smile, or help a child feel seen, then I have done my job. And honestly, I am only just getting started.