A B O U T

I am a happily married twenty-something writer living on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. I'm an editor and proofreader by day, while by night I enjoy seeing live music or films, cooking great food, attending pub trivia and - of course - writing.

I have enjoyed words for as long as I can remember. My mother is still proud to tell people I was 'reading' glossy women's magazines as a toddler. I would spend hours turning the pages, enjoying the pictures and absorbing the publications.

A little later I taught myself to read. Much to their chagrin, my parents would often find me watching adult foreign films on television, reading along with the subtitles.

I wrote throughout school, initially to impress the teachers wth my vocabulary, then obsessively as a teenager desperate to express herself. I've never lost that infatuation with words or their power.

Instead I looked to hone their effectiveness through studying a Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) at The University of Newcastle. Firstly at undergraduate level, then as an honours student, I thrived on the diversity of tackling essays, screenplays, creative pieces and more.

I took my refined skills and applied them in my professional life, firstly as a motorcycle journalist, and then as chief editor and proofreader at an educational software firm. These regular jobs complemented volunteer and paid freelance work.

Throughout my professional and personal life, writing has always been my centre.