I am a mum of three and aside from reading and writing, my passions include trying to become as self-sufficient as possible, fostering rescue dogs, and going to see live music. I have always written ever since I was a very young child, and I write for the same reason I read a lot; I have to! It is always the character that comes to me first, usually a unique and persistent voice with a particular dilemma or circumstance. The rest of the story and plot will flow from there, but I will have had many conversations with the character before I start to write! I love writing dialogue, and personally wince when I read dialogue that seems unrealistic or false. I think my work is character driven,… but I struggle to define what genre it falls under, as all my books are so different. Some have teenagers as the main characters, and some have adults, but they all tend to be quite gritty and hard hitting at times, but with a lot of humor and hope as well.