Max and the Metallicans … it's a world of his own

By John Elder
October 14 2012 - 3:00am
Words warrior: Max Sillitoe, son of photographer Craig, has written 29,000 words so far for the first book of a planned series.
Words warrior: Max Sillitoe, son of photographer Craig, has written 29,000 words so far for the first book of a planned series.

EVERY morning, as his mother nags him to eat his breakfast and get ready for school, young Max Sillitoe, 11, turns himself into a girl called Olivia and goes to war … on the page.

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