Raised in a family of sisters, and with two daughters of his own, Neil excels at writing strong and empowering female characters. His novels generally revolve around the themes of loyalty and duty.
He is a regular contestant in the creative writing project NaNoWriMo and also competes in the 85k90 90-day writing marathon. He has written several books, with 12 published titles, and a trilogy of urban fantasy novels in production. He has been a longtime fan of fantasy fiction and hosts a weekly podcast on the subject, titled: Myth and Magic