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Biography

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Here, I answer questions...
 
About Ethnicity: No one knows where I'm from. My dad is from Jamaica, and my mother is from a mix of Mediterranean and European countries. It's a lot of mixes!!
 
About Home Life: Currently, I'm still at home with the old parents (not old as in technically - they would kill me for not making that distinction!), and as soon as I can afford it, I hope to have my own place. I would love to live alone! I'm a huge fan of having my own space.
 
About Animals: I'm the biggest animal lover. I used to have horses, I give money to animal charities every month, and I own two very hyper and naughty dogs who are like my children - until I'm ready enough to actually have children, anyway. When I'm more on top of myself, I hope to get a horse again.
 
About Favourite Foods: I'll basically eat anything. Except cheese. Not really a fan of that. People are always so surprised when I say this. Pasta is my all time favourite. I could eat pasta every day and not get sick of it. I love carribbean food - the spicier the better - and also Italian food (duh! pasta!). Mainly, though, I'll just eat anything.
 
About Favourite Films & Books: This is a big of a tough one because I have so many favs. On my blog, I have a list of my favourite reads along the sidebar. But if you're lazy and don't want to look my favs right now consist of - Harry Potter, Beautiful Creatures, Hush Hush, The Dark Divine, Stephanie and the French Kiss, Unearthly, and many more. Film wise they include - Van Helsing, Finding Nemo, Step Up, any horror film, The Mummy and more.
 
About Writing: Currently I am unpublished, but my agent and I are hoping to get that sorted soon :) Fingers crossed.
 
About My Agent: Her name is Victoria Marini and she's WONDERFUL. Everything I could hope for. Passionate about my work. and my career, driven, friendly, easy to talk to, on the same page as me, and she totally watched the same shows as me growing up. We were made to work together.
 
About My Jobs: I've had three main jobs in my life. The first was working in a hair salon working on reception selling very expensive hair products to customers. The second was working on a gym reception (ask me how many times I actually used the gym, though). And the third and current job is working as a deputy manager for the Ministry of Justice in control of my office's finances. Of course, I hope to add a fourth to this one day and that'll be: A full time writer.
 
About My Qualifications: I studied at University and gained a BSc degree in Psychology and Counselling, which comes in handy when my characters start acting weirdly and not at all how they're supposed to. I also realise that I should have studied English and Creative Writing -  but what is done is done. 
 
About Getting In Contact: Click the Contact page to find out how! I try to respond to every email.

Dedications and Thanks

Firstly, I would like to thank my family, especially my dad who continued to push me into following through with my hopeless dream of getting some of my work published. I love you all.

Secondly I would like to thank Kaitlin and Jenny. Two amazing people who have sat there and listened to my constant complaining, constant ideas and rewrites without a single complaint. They both have meticulously gone through my work with a fine toothed comb and picked out stuff that needs changing. They always have boosted my mood on many occasions when the jibes got too much for me. I would also like to thank everyone who read my first draft of Haunted over on the Sims 2 exchange, whether they found it by accident, or because I posted it up for comments on a few forums. You guys are seriously the best and it’s because of you that I have faith in Haunted and myself.

Even more so I’d like to thank all the people who took the time out to comment. Although critiques can be quite harsh at times, it’s what writers need in order to better themselves. I also appreciate being told opinions on my writing, especially what people would love to see happening in the story as it goes along.

And last, but definitely not least, Michele (kodocha freak) for designing my website with no bribe or payment!! She did it all out of the goodness of her heart and for that I am extremely, forever grateful. Thank you.