Gary Coulton, Amazon Bestselling Indie Author
Gary Coulton is a self-published memoirist, former university academic, and long-time member of the Substack Bookstore indie author community. At sixty-seven, he describes himself as a lifelong work in progress: someone who thinks differently, feels deeply, and believes unconditional love sits at the heart of every good thing.
After three decades in academia and ten years as a business owner and executive coach, Gary turned to writing as a way to make sense of the intense inner world he has lived with since childhood. His late-in-life “Autistic Awakening” reframed that world entirely, transforming what once felt alienating into the wellspring of his creativity.
Gary’s Amazon bestselling debut memoir, Demons to Champions, explores the clash and collaboration between his internal and external worlds: the “Judge,” the “Pleaser,” the hypervigilant mind, and the quiet rebellion that ultimately saved his life. Honest, reflective and infused with a wry sense of humour, his work invites readers to see themselves with greater compassion and acceptance.
He hopes his writing helps others who think differently feel less alone: especially the next generation of maverick minds.
When he’s not writing, Gary lives a quiet coastal life with his wife Mel, is endlessly proud of his daughter Phoebe, and maintains his mental and physical wellbeing through marathon kayaking, his unlikely passion of more than twenty years.
His next projects include a historical family saga and further explorations into Adaptive Intelligence, a theme that underpins much of his work.
