I am a writer and have been since I can remember, however family life has unintentionally put my writing on the back burner. Being a wife and mum to my two sons, the youngest of which has Autism has taken priority. I now feel that it is my time. 

Reading and writing has always been there for me, it is part of who I am. When I was small I can remember my Dad saying to me "if you can read, you can learn anything..." and it stuck with me to this day, I've also since said it to my children too. I think its good advice.

There are many genres that I like to read and write, fantasy being one of my favourites and which I am very passionate about, for adults and children. Crime, thriller, horror, and suspense are also favourites of mine and I like to try my hand at all of them.

When I'm writing I like to use character names from history, myth and legend. In my book "Our Magic Binds Us" I researched Centaur names from mythical history and gave the names that best represented that particular character, I also did this for the Warlock in the story, who is said to have lived in 1400's and although it is not known if this was his real name, I used it, as it was the most documented. For the Vampire in the story I researched and found that this was the name given to vampires in Wallachian mythology. 

JK Rowling is one of my all time favourite writers, I find her work so inspirational. Reading interviews from her also gave me the confidence boost I needed to start on my own writing journey and get my work out there.