I grew up near London, but not quite in it. Close enough to the Thames to forget to always pay it the attention it deserves. 

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I had a stint in Birmingham, studying for my BA in Literature; although I am more of a writer than a reader these days, if I'm honest. And the writing just happens. In phone apps and notebooks, laptops and scrapbooks, it always just happens. 

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I then spent a decade working. I had fundraising and marketing roles that raised millions for cancer research, and support for cancer patients and their loved ones. Then a communications role that helped ninety-thousand employees reap the many rewards on offer to them beyond their wages. Throughout it all, it was the creation that I found exhilarating. It was the copywriting that I was most proud of. The thing I was most known for. 

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I stepped away from work when I had my first daughter, then stepped even further away with a temporary move to Ghana. Another daughter, and a few more years off.

 

During which time I wrote, of course. I wrote fiction for adults and children, I wrote freelance copy for local businesses and I even wrote poetry - though that I will keep to myself. 

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And that brings me here, now.

 

Enriched by an unexpected career break that brought profound personal and creative growth. Returning with greater confidence, drive and inspiration.

 

Ready to write.