This is the tricky page where I have to try not to sound too boring, so please bare with me.

I lived in Tonbridge in Kent for most of my life, but recently moved to a gorgeous village in Somerset where I am bonding with our neighbouring herd of cows.

I’ll answer the usual question asked of writers: What were my favourite books? The Faraway Tree books by Enid Blyton; then the Famous Five books, and after that I don’t really remember. All I remember reading as a teenager was Forever by Judy Blume (I think it was compulsory in year 7!) and then the very strange and very rude Secret Diary of Laura Palmer.

I spent more time writing very long, detailed (and probably very boring) entries in my diary.

So, I went to Woodlands Primary school (which I loved) and then Tonbridge Grammar school for Girls (which I won’t comment on for fear of libellous charges(!)), but I must say thank you to Mrs O’Brien and Mrs Derek for encouraging me by giving me good grades in English! And now is the point where I tell you what qualifications I got and what career I chose. However, I’m a bit unusual in that I actually met my husband when I was fourteen and we decided to have a family young, so to begin with I was a housewife for some time after leaving school whilst continuing my education part-time. I’ve done evening courses in Art, Photography and English at West Kent College, and then a Certificate in Creative Writing through Kent University. I’ve always loved writing and have started many novels in the past, but a few years ago I made it my new year’s resolution to actually finish one, and I stuck to it. I’m very glad I did.

So now, I write and live at home with my husband, Chris and two lovely daughters, Rain and Jude; a big soppy mastiff, Ziggy, and cats Tigger and Tinkerbell.  When I’m not writing or doing housework (blurgh), I run a website, www.oshun.co.uk selling very cool clothes for people with individual style. I’m spending more time blogging on this website and also I like reading, drawing, painting, fiddling with photos on the computer, teaching myself electric guitar, going skateboarding when there’s no-one looking and kickboxing (you’ve been warned). I am also enjoying discovering the history of our house and keeping busy with renovating it. So that’s me!
Ps. I believe in fairies!