I found myself thrown into the singles arena when my 36-year marriage failed without any knowledge of how to navigate my way through. The many pitfalls I experienced ranged from misery to mayhem with lots of laughter in between. I learnt the thing one must never lose sight of is their sense of humour, and so I began scribbling down everything I was experiencing. It dawned on me that my situation, although all too common, was still unique and this was the pivotal point where I changed from ranting mode to writing mode ready to share my story with those in a similar predicament, and in turn, who would come to know me as the tragic endearingly gullible twit whose book wasn’t all about divorce after all, because divorce was just the beginning of a consequence of events that followed.
As I began my exploits, I was aware my behaviour wasn’t even acceptable to myself, so the best way of overcoming any embarrassment was to write under a pseudonym, giving me the freedom of expression without worrying what people might think. Having anonymity allowed me to tell my story in a boldly unabashed way, as a “no holds barred” raw, honest, and real portrayal. I have grown so much from gaining a better understanding of what it is to be me.
In a perfect world, I would love to write all day, every day and eat chocolate, but that wouldn’t leave time for daydreaming and reading other authors books along with spending time with my kids and grandchildren, which is of course my favourite thing to do. I have plenty of time on my hands, allowing me the freedom to do anything I want, that doesn’t include cooking! (The perks of being single). I am located in Australia in the sunny state of Queensland. I like to travel to far away places delving into other peoples’ worlds. I often think how great it would be to have a full-time occupation as a travel writer. Hmmm maybe in my next life!
