The protagonist in his novel, The World Rose, is based on a woman he stalked. Brittan has openly discussed his stalking on his blog under a post "The Benevolent Stalker".
In his blog, subtitled "Musings from the author and Countdown champion" he describes himself as schizophrenic.
Under a post titled, The True Meaning of The World Rose, he states: "The World Rose is the work of a schizophrenic at the fullest extent of his fantasy. It was the last blaze of my false self before I finally spun out of control."
Elsewhere he writes: "The World Rose is a book about hope. It is also about a royal maiden, a bulldog, a bard, a key, a viscount and an emperor. The story starts in the mould of a classic fairytale, yet do not be fooled, for I aim to bamboozle and bedazzle as much as to thrill and delight."
Other works by the author include Boondoggle and The Chocolate Hologram.