Editing Craig Charles (section)

== Writing ==
In 1993, Charles worked with Russell Bell on the ''Craig Charles Almanac of Total Knowledge'', writing about his 'streetwise' sense of humour on a range of topics, from the world's most embarrassing stories to how to explain the mysteries of the universe. In 1997, Charles and Bell wrote Charles' ''Red Dwarf'' character's book ''The Log'', in which Lister decides to leave a log detailing mankind's greatest achievements. In 1998, Charles published ''No Other Blue'', a collection of his poetry, with illustrations by Philippa Drakeford, on diverse personal subjects including prison, his mother's final illness, love and politics at home and abroad. More recently, he has written a series of nursery rhymes titled ''Scary Fairy and the Tales of the Dark Wood''.

In 2000, Charles wrote his first autobiography about his experiences growing up in Liverpool, titled ''No Irish, No Niggers''. In 2007, he announced he would release his autobiography, planned for March 2008, published by [[Hodder Headline]] and titled ''On the Rocks'', which would cover the recent incidents in his life and be based on much of his journal, which Charles said he kept while in rehab.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 June 2007 |title=Charles writing Autobiography |publisher=Official Red Dwarf Website |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/index.cfm?frameset=deck01/deck_fs.html&page=craigs_story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=1 June 2007 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093519/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/index.cfm?frameset=deck01/deck_fs.html&page=craigs_story.html }}</ref>

Charles has been involved in journalism and has had a column in ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' magazine. In 1994, he launched a single issue of ''Comedy'' magazine with articles dedicated to the comedy circuit. In 2005 and 2006, Charles was a monthly columnist for the ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' newspaper. His television writing credits include ''The Easter Stories'' (1994), ''Funky Bunker'' (1997) and ''Takeshi's Castle'' (2002). He is also involved in music journalism, as he wrote [[liner notes]] for the [[funk]] and [[soul music]] producer [[Mr. Confuse]] for his albums ''Feel The Fire'' (2008), ''Do You Realize'' (2012) and ''Only A Man'' (2018) regarding his work as a music presenter for ''[[The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show]]'' on [[BBC Radio 6 Music]].<ref name="united"/>