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THE FACTS: I live in the subtropics of the southern hemisphere in a wooden house so filled with character, even the termites live next door. I drink tea. I have cats. I share my space with my family who, for the most part, put up with my writing madness. Live... Adapt... Repeat... MORE FACTS: At first, I was trained to use writing as a tool for explaining and reporting findings. My creative writing stayed very much in the closet as not a "worthy" pursuit (yep, serious impostor syndrome). In 2017, I started my foray into creative writing with the realm of Regency Romance, one of my favourite subgenres, creating The Soldier's Woman. The first installment of The Bladewood Legacy. An extraordinary Napoleonic-era family pulled by the Affinities into the realm of the paranormal. Sharpe meets The X-Files. Why the paranormal element you ask? Because the unexplained fascinates me. My work extends into the unexplained, the unexpected and the unreal with a lit candle and an open mind. To challenge and unravel that which exists on the edge of the imagination. Perhaps it's the scientist in me. The need to understand and explore. To ask... not why, but why not? |
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THE FICTION: I write genre-hopping Romance and Science Fiction. Historical or Futuristic, I love a good Action tale, too. As a conflicted cat-herder and Regency Romance tragic, I choose to believe in a Solarpunk Future. So, if Mr Darcy flew sustainable spaceships, crewed by intelligent cats, and saved worlds from ecological destruction - I' d be in. Stories About Love, About Despair... MORE FICTION: About that explosion of joyous happiness that makes you want to hug the bus driver. About that desperate, nameless sadness that burns in your chest when you look up at a night sky, filled with the brilliant sparks of a million stars. I find beauty in chaos and in the way the Earth claims her own back. One day, I hope we find the way to balance our courageous fierce convictions with our gentle compassionate love. At least, that’s what my characters try to do. In whatever world their feet may take them. I believe we should remain humble in the face of all we do not understand. I believe we should listen more than talk. I believe we should exercise our wisdom and our kindness. And I believe we were made to dream. All of us. |