A former audiobook producer and script-editor, I spend my time trying to balance writing my own stories (whether blog, novel or screenplay) and making the most of life in Japan, where my husband will work until the end of 2009.

My other passions lie mostly in the stories of others: anime (Japanese animation); film (From Hollywood, Hong Kong or Paris as long as the story moves me to tears, laughter or both!); and the history, mythology and spiritualities of the ancient world. I also love to cook (especially for multiple friends) and I have recently rediscovered an old high-school flame: photography, albeit all digital now!

I live with my handsome, gentle, infuriatingly laid-back husband and our fifteen year old cat Brigid, named after my favourite Celtic Goddess – a name I also chose for my young protagonist in The Shadowkeeper.

You can also find me on Flickr and, hanging around with other writers, on Twitter and Facebook.