Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Just the one!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Story of a Secret Heart.
When I turned 30 I was single, alone and heart broken on the other side of the globe. I wrote this book as sort of therapy at the time, but after people started reading it and said it was actually good, I thought maybe others might like to hear my story. Maybe those going through a hard time will take something away from it.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I find it sooooo difficult to write in the correct tense! Most of the time, I should of course be in the past tense, but as I often imagine myself in a particular moment in time, I constantly slip into the present tense.
I think my editor would like to strangle me sometimes!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Chick Lit books like Bridget Jones’s Diary. My favourite author is actually Jodi Picoult. Saying that, I am currently reading Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott, so I guess all types really.
I adore the Harry Potter books!
What are you working on now?
I really should start the sequel to Story of a Secret Heart, but I haven’t as yet.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I like Facebook, but I think that’s because I know how to use it! I am just starting to use WordPress and I think, when I get the hang of it, I will actually really like it.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Promotion, promotion, promotion! Just be consistent and never give up.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Everything will be OK in the end, and if it is not OK, it is not the end.
What are you reading now?
Apart from Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott, I have just downloaded Paper Kisses by R.M. Grace.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I honestly have no idea. Book number two I guess.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Harry Potter 🙂
A book about survival!
My Sisters Keeper
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