In July 2008 Ken Scott was approached to write the autobiography of controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers.

Dwain Chamber’s team liked Ken Scott’s style and they liked the way Ken insisted that whoever it was he was ghosting for took an active writing role in the work. Simon Dent, Dwain’s agent, was particularly impressed at the uncanny way Ken Scott got into Dwain’s head, adopted his ‘mindset’ and almost had the ability to get into the character, not unlike a professional actor.

Ken Scott’s writing style is uncompromising, raw and no-nonsense. The subject must be interesting and controversial with a real story to tell. He states that any commission is simply negotiable.

 He comments:

“I can’t write a book about a footballer or an actor with an unblemished career. I can however pen a book if that footballer or actor has made mistakes along the way, spiralled out of control and maybe slid down a few slippery slopes. I need stories, gossip, I need something to hang a peg on. I’ve read some incredibly boring autobiographies along the years where the book has sold simply because of the character portrayed. I don’t want that, I want larger than life characters, I want my books to sell because of the content within.”

He continues, “I particularly like the idea of giving the subject a chance to tell their side of the story. All too often, figures in the public eye are totally misrepresented by the press and the media and a book gives them a chance to tell it how it really is.”

When pushed on his wish list for the future he gave us two:

Jack Nicholson
Amy Winehouse

Agents, take note!