• I’ve loved books for as far as I can remember! I received my first book at age 6, for my birthday, and I’ve never looked back. Most of the time, if anyone wants to know where I am, they’ll find me in my ‘spots’ around our place with my nose in a book (usually a tablet or phone coz screens have ruined me, & I am soooo slow reading print now 😊)
• I was always imagining stories. Whether for my dolls & stuffed toys, then later ‘reimagining’ the many soap operas I devoured in the 80s/90s (I’d later come to know I was technically doing fan fiction!)
• I’ve had a love affair with words from the moment I discovered language in school. My primary school teacher used to come by my desk at essay time and sigh, asking, “Are you writing a novel again?” (because I’d always go waaaay beyond the word count assigned! Little did he know his words would be almost prophetic...)
• I’ve been in love with ‘love’ all my life! Didn’t know how to put words on it when I was little, but that’s what I was looking for. Parental, societal, then later romantic love—I’ve chased them during all my younger days. As a grown up, self-love became the name of this chase – most days, I think I’ve found it; some days are more difficult, though...
• I’m now into my 40s...though it refuses to compute sometimes. I tend to think I finished high school like just a couple years ago, when it’s been a couple decades...
• I’ve been with my husband for 23 years & counting now! Uhm, even I’m amazed by this number. It doesn’t feel this long...and at the same time, it’s almost a miracle we survived so long because marriage, I’ve found, is more commitment than actual feelings, and the road hasn’t been smooth (but for who has it been, truly?)
• We’ve brought up a baby into a boy into a teenager into a young man...and he seems normal & well-adjusted 😊 Another miracle, this one.
• I’m a total sucker for our cat, who knows I’m insurance/carer/sucker for everything & anything! Seriously, though, love my fur baby. She’s one of the brightest spots of our life.
• I’m also a goner for cake! I’m not picky—carrot cake, red velvet cake, chocolate cake; cake is cake (and yes, I’m a total Great British Bake Off fan!)
• I’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer three times... Yep, you read that right. Still here, still kicking, pretty much of a miracle, really...
Which brings me to ‘my’ word for life: Miracle.
In my day-to-day, I’m not much of an author nowadays (though the bug might bite again; who knows? Right now, writing isn’t compatible with my life—a few health scares making me mind my time spent in a chair, and I’m an all-or-nothing author who strives unhealthily to finish a book in a month, so...).
But I am surrounded by books, my other, more driving passion being editing! I love being an editor for other authors, getting to work with words and imagination and the human creativity that never ceases to amaze me!
In my free time (which I have to force myself to take—I’m a total workaholic!), I’m usually with a book, or in the kitchen trying new recipes, or binge-ing TV shows with my husband. Other loves of mine include astrology, Tarot decks & oracle cards, and I’m totally into all that woo-woo stuff 😊
I also love meeting new people & engaging with friends, so don’t hesitate to reach out & drop me an email sometime or DM me on IG or FB!
From Mauritius with love,
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