Gemma Newey

I live with my husband, who I've known since I was 11-years-old - I know, childhood sweethearts, who would have guessed it - and my newly born son, who decided to arrive a little sooner than planned. It was my days at secondary school that first go me into writing; I used to write short stories with my friends as the characters and they loved reading them. It was later on, after I was married that I started to get serious with my writing and after much frustration, anxiety and doubt about my writing skills, I self published my first book. Since then, I haven't stopped writing, though getting stuff finished seems to take longer, what with my constant need to get down the start of other story idea's that explode in my mind. But writing isn't my only passion, I have recently got interested in editing - more so to help myself when it comes to my writing but also because I like to help others. I also design my own book covers and sell my services to other self published authors, which is so much fun and helps me connect with others in the same position as me. In my spare time, when I'm not looking after my little boy, I manage a writer's group and I'm currently in the process of creating a writer's workshop for people with learning difficulties - I'm really excited about this particular project.