Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an avid reader, traveller, film-fan, optimist and introvert, with an unhealthy chocolate addiction. Until recently I was a garden designer but I gave it up in order to spend more time writing. I have one book – Kindred Hearts – published by the wonderful Accent Press and I am currently working on a series of three more.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I wrote Kindred Hearts because I had the twins, Sebastian and Celeste, living in my head and it was a choice between going mad or putting pen to paper. I honestly felt compelled to write their story.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I get some of my best ideas just as I am nodding off to sleep and end up scrawling down notes in the dark, so that I won’t forget them. In the morning I have the interesting task of deciphering my handwriting and seeing if any of the ideas are workable. It’s a bit like automatic writing but without the ghosts!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jon McGregor’s If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things, Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith, Iain Banks’ The Wasp Factory, Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife, David Mitchell’s Ghostwritten, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night and Ian McEwan’s Atonement, to name just a few.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a series of three different romance novels connected through locations and characters.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
It can be hard to tell which is most effective, but I use Facebook the most – the community of fellow readers and writers is generally friendly and supportive.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Always have a pen and a notebook beside the bed!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t let fear hold you back.
What are you reading now?
The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle by Kirsty Wark
What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to get more novels published and build up a fan base so that I can keep writing.
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?
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda
Not the End of the World by Kate Atkinson
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
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