1988 - 2014
I have always had a passion for reading, even as a small child. Once I learned to read and was fluent at it, I always had a book with me to open at any time I could. My English Teacher saw potential in me and the best advice he ever gave me was to "keep trying and never give up. All ideas have the potential to become great ideas and if you can focus them concisely, then there is no limit to what you can achieve."
I have struggled to find the courage to put my ideas down for a very long time but after a friend from work successfully published his first novel and then the subsequent the birth of my eldest daughter in 2014 I found that my mind was going crazy with ideas and I finally started writing them down.
2014 - 2020
2014 saw the Birth of my first daughter and during my maternity leave I was able to focus on home life which gave me some free personal time to hone in on my imagination whilst raising my baby girl. This gave birth to the first book in my Tales of Zodia series: Dracovia The Awakening of the Old Magic, and whilst writing this I also made notes for all of the sequels. Then 2018 saw the birth of my second daughter and I changed my job in 2019, so spare time became less available for writing but I kept at it when I could, even making a start on writing a couple of the upcoming sequels.
2020
This year 2020 with lockdown playing a major role in many lives, I found myself delving into the online reading platforms and found an author who not only was publishing multiple books on these platforms, she also was able to give great advice to those in her fan base who were wanting to try for themselves. This enabled me to gain the confidence to try and upon choosing one reading app to publish with, I have now succeeded in sharing my work with the world.
I've also met some amazing Co Authors and Graphic Designers along the way, whom I now proudly count as friends and their feedback and encouragement has been invaluable. I think it is safe to say that making that big leap has changed how I feel about my work for the better. I will continue to expand the Zodia series and I have also begun work on a second separate series that will be releasing alongside future Zodia books moving forward.
So keep your eyes open for those books too.