After graduating with a business degree, Steve McGlaughlin, having not the slightest clue as to what he should or might be, did the only thing he could think to do, which was to travel the world and grow his hair long. In retrospect, as though instinctively following Kierkegaard’s maxim that life must be lived forwards but can only be understood backwards, there was clearly some hidden method at work in this meandering adventure through Europe and Asia.
For it was on it that Steve, quite unexpectedly, found himself busking and living in Prague in the magical summer the year after the Czech Velvet Revolution. An experience which undoubtedly provided the initial creative spark for his first novel, The Far Mountains, a story which has music and hope at its heart.
Upon returning home, alongside working in market research and as a copywriter, Steve became part of the Australian music and comedy scenes, playing guitar in 90s alternative bands, writing years of TV sketch comedy and composing hit songs for pop stars.
In 2013, Steve undertook a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy degree. It proved a transformative experience, both on a personal and creative level, providing, as it did, further impetus, experiences and content for his stories and novels.
The Far Mountains 