About us

A Nickel And A Nail was originally established in 2018 as an outlet for readers interested in digging deep into music history. The company name pays homage to the song popularised by the R&B singer O.V. Wright - fitting, given our passion for soul, blues and related literature. While music history is still at the heart of the operation, in alignment with customer requests and the owner's own writing activities, we also cover civil and human rights, biography, culture, and travel.

 

About the owner

As well as running A Nickel And A Nail, E. Mark Windle is a UK based biographer and freelance writer with a long track record of working with domestic and international clients. His passion for writing was first developed during a former 25 year career in health care, as the author of several clinical studies and commentaries published in prominent medical and nutrition journals. Interests extended to biographical writing in a range of societal and cultural settings, and explorations of music history. Since 2019 he has been a full-time freelance writer, and is available as a work-for-hire on projects as a sole author, co-author or ghostwriter.

Alongside undertaking private commissions, biographical services have been provided as a ghostwriter for Sheridan Hill / Real Life Stories LLC (North Carolina, USA), and as a senior writer for Story Terrace (London, UK; as featured on the BBC television programme Dragons’ Den).

A full portfolio with links to samples can be accessed at windlefreelance.com/portfolio/   If you would like to know how Mark can help you action a potential project and for a no-obligation discussion about timescales and rates, please get in touch via the “Contact Us” page.