A Glimpse into my Life as an Upcoming Author

Traversing the literary world for the first time as a debut Author and as a mother of 2 (With a third on the way) is no easy feat. However, ever since I was a little girl this is all I've ever wanted to do, well apart from the hundred other occupations!

Between wanting to be a veterinarian, a mechanic, an astronaut and a palaeontologist, writing was always the one thing that stuck with me. Being able to create fictional worlds was something I'd do for hours, filling up countless notebooks of fantasy worlds and characters. From attempting to write my first book at 12 (which was a very poor attempt at fanfiction) to starting to write on Wattpad at the age of 15, writing has always been a part of my life.

As I got older, I began to change my reading habits too. Some of my favourite books as a child were the faraway tree, the wishing chair, anything Shirley Barber and the classic penguin books. Black Beauty and Anne of Green Gables were two of my more grown up books that I fell in love with. I couldn't get enough of reading and soon I was collecting the entire Babysitter's Club books from my local op shops. I have fond memories of sitting on the floor of the op shops and reading book after book while my mum wandered around and looked at things we probably actually needed. But books had my heart.

When I dropped out of school at 16 to pursue hairdressing, writing was still something I really loved doing. I was still trying to find the ways to put words together to create these magical sentences that would speak to people. Wattpad was an era of my life that I wont forget anytime soon, there were so many amazing and talented people on there sharing their work and it was something I wanted so bad. So I began writing my first book on there, which did surprisingly well considering when I read it now I cringe to the moon and back.

At 17, I got pregnant with my first son, a blessing to be sure. It was so hard and I was so tired, but I remember staying up late with him in his bassinet and me on my computer writing away to try and finish my next chapter of something. It was something I didn't want to give up even though I'd had a child so young and dropped out of school. At 19, I had my second son and shortly after I became a single parent to two boys! 2 under 2!

Reading became an escape for me after the kids went to bed in the evenings. It was a place where I could forget my worries and troubles and just focus on something good and wholesome. I was reading a lot of fantasy at that point and it reflected on my writing (which I was still attempting to do.) There was this voice in the back of my head that told me I'd never be good enough to be a real author especially without a year 12 and a degree, so I went back to school.

I completed my year 12 in 2019, the same year that I met my now Fiancé (which I just call him my husband haha.) And in 2020 when the pandemic hit, we moved to Central West NSW onto 27 acres with his parents. We still live here to this day and it's been so good for the children and for us. My mental health improved ten fold, the kid's health improved more so and we were less stressed.

I fell pregnant November of 2023 with our third child (who we've since found out is a boy) but I've been working on my debut novel since June of 2023. In the beginning I didn't mind how long it took but I wanted it to be about a year to get the book completed. At 27 years old I'd decided enough was enough and I want to be an Author. This has been my dream since I was 6 years old! The little girl inside me still can't believe that I'm so close to finishing.

Our next little boy is due August 22nd, so I knew I wanted to finish this book quickly. Before work, after work, on weekends and late nights, in between home-schooling I've worked on this novel to try and get it completed. Now, I have a release date of September 1st 2024. Just a week or two after our bub will be born!! Eek!

I'm hoping you can all enjoy and stick around for this next chapter of my life that I'm writing because I'm so excited to share this with you all! Don't forget to sign up for the mailing list so that you can stay up to date with what's going on and any goodies that might come your way!

In "Into the Wolf's Den," fiery and independent Madeline Mckenzie finds herself entangled in a dangerous game of deception with Alejandro Herrera, the son of a notorious mafia boss. When Madeline witnesses Alejandro commit a heinous act, she strikes a precarious bargain: she'll manage his nightclub if he pretends to be her devoted boyfriend. Though Alejandro wants to keep Madeline away from the depths of the underworld, it seems other people have different plans. In a world ruled by power and deceit, can their fragile alliance survive the shadows pulling them together? This is the first instalment of a a duet series.