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Welcome to the web presentation of author Stephen Hamilton Nicol.

Stephen Hamilton Nicol has stormed onto the creative writing world defying all and surprising many...not least himself. In his second book, `Normal People Frighten Me´, he writes modestly about his person and of his: landing feet firmly on both grounds (as he puts it) of the writing industry; with a humble piece: "In a way I am the least person you´d expect (or the last) to find in the writing world as I didn´t take too kindly to my eleven years of United Kingdom´s concentration camp for recruiting soldiers that would be trained to bend over to the corporate world´s needs and desires: school . I am a perfectionist; it´s my biggest downfall - or my most loveable and professional trait. I am impatient beyond impatience and my tolerance level has diminished from 150 dwindling down to a cold - 50 (that´s coming in from the North)."

Although known for many years in the internet world of forum rants and outstanding poetry and lyrics, Stephen got his first break into published author status when Scottish legendary football talent scout, Bobby Dinnie MBE entrusted Stephen to write his memoirs; which reached great heights in the book charts. The humble Glaswegian was quick to pour cold water over the touching reviews and said: "The book was supposed to be a private matter between Bobby Dinnie and I but suddenly exploded into a giant project. This was all to do with who Bobby is and all the great things he achieved in the game. I don´t believe for a second it was anything to do with the actual writing."

In the funny but serious `Normal People Frighten Me´, Stephen Hamilton Nicol gives us an insight to how we all mostly see the world. It is billed as a satire and philosophical way to look at the world, captivated by the Glaswegian´s witty and humorously intelligent style of rant.

Stephen´s third book, `Overspill´ is out for release in February and even before its debut on the shelves has already been given the thumbs up from his harshest critics. As Stephen said: "Before any of my books go to print I send the manuscript to people I trust in the writing field and I want a rigid scan and control with sharp feedback. I know if it is real to me writing it will be real to those reading but I like some first approval before it hits Amazon and the High Street."

What we can expect from ´Overspill´ is a heart-warming and touching Glasgow childhood, set in the 1970s. Without giving too much away the author tells us partly where the title comes from and what the book is about in the shortest terms: "Overspill is the term given to new towns built on the outskirts of Glasgow to accommodate the ever-growing city of Glasgow population; hence the word "Overspill". During the 1970s there seemed to be a great deal of departing going on from the housing schemes to leafy open-spaced suburbs like East Kilbride. The book is about a boy´s struggles in having to deal with moving from the tenement life to the quiet back-and-front door life; where strangely enough, most people had their names on a long waiting list to get a back-and-front door but the boy in `Overspill´ sort of contradicts all the flitting hype and basically points out that the great close-knit community of the tenement close cannot be bought or compared to the fresh magnolia and detached abodes." From the feedback of `Overspill´ we learn the book is funny, touching, often-times sad and reflects what life was like growing up in one of Glasgow´s sprawling housing estates during what many consider to be the best decade of all time.