He released his memoir, Euporic Recall, in 2020,[1] and a crime thriller, The Lost Boys of Ladywell, in 2024.
[2] He is also CEO of The Scheme, a creative charity for people in schools and prisons.
[3] In 2021, Martin received the Impact Award from the Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust.
[4] Martin grew up in Ladywell, Livingston and attended Inveralmond Community High School.
[5] He also attended West Lothian College and later completed a Masters degree in Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University.