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Let me tell you a little more about myself...
I have always been a writer. I feel that I was born that way but of course, that is not, in the strictest sense true. It is true, however, to say I do not remember a time when I did not view the world through a lens of language and the beauty of words. This was my first substantial identity. I was a daughter, but I was a writing daughter. I had been given a gift or purpose by the universe or something out there and I had to figure out how to use it. I felt a burden of responsibility.
In my early twenties I became a follower of Jesus and as such my view of the world dramatically changed. That is a story in itself but having previously been an atheist, that sense of responsibility took on a new meaning as I discovered ideas about God-given gifts. In terms of identity being a follower of Jesus changed everything: nothing is greater for me than belonging to him and being a part of his family. I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father but I am a writing daughter.
This writing daughter added wife, and later mother, to the list of identities. Complications were added: seven years of sleep deprivation for a start! The more recent part of my journey has been about working out who I am in this new phase of my life; how do I write through the tiredness, through the total and utter upheaval to my life that is having young children; and how do I come to terms with life looking quite different than I expected.
I have two literary Arts degrees (First class BA (hons) and MA) and was awarded my university's creative writing prize.
Thanks for dropping by.
Let me tell you a little more about myself...
I have always been a writer. I feel that I was born that way but of course, that is not, in the strictest sense true. It is true, however, to say I do not remember a time when I did not view the world through a lens of language and the beauty of words. This was my first substantial identity. I was a daughter, but I was a writing daughter. I had been given a gift or purpose by the universe or something out there and I had to figure out how to use it. I felt a burden of responsibility.
In my early twenties I became a follower of Jesus and as such my view of the world dramatically changed. That is a story in itself but having previously been an atheist, that sense of responsibility took on a new meaning as I discovered ideas about God-given gifts. In terms of identity being a follower of Jesus changed everything: nothing is greater for me than belonging to him and being a part of his family. I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father but I am a writing daughter.
This writing daughter added wife, and later mother, to the list of identities. Complications were added: seven years of sleep deprivation for a start! The more recent part of my journey has been about working out who I am in this new phase of my life; how do I write through the tiredness, through the total and utter upheaval to my life that is having young children; and how do I come to terms with life looking quite different than I expected.
I have two literary Arts degrees (First class BA (hons) and MA) and was awarded my university's creative writing prize.