Welcome to my blog!
Well, seeing as this is my first blog on here, I thought that I'd use it to introduce myself and what I do!
I'm Writer Girl, I'm 22 and I've just finished a Masters degree in Writing For Young People.
I have been addicted to books since I was tiny and can usually be found with my nose in one! All though school I loved English and it was my strongest subject by a very long way. Luckily I had a brilliant English Literature teacher who encouraged me and I eventually got into writing. After doing two A Levels in English I ended up on an English Literature degree at university. I took a Creative Writing module by chance in my first semester and the rest, as they say, is history! I changed my degree in the second year to make it an English Literature/Creative Writing one and then followed it with a Masters degree.
As part of my MA I wrote a teenage novel called Emerald which is based around a friendship between two teenage girls that goes very wrong. It is very dark and was not what I expected to write but it's what came out and I'm very proud of it.
I also write picture books, fantasy fiction and short stories and hope to one day be able to make a living from it. However, at the moment I'm unemployed and looking for work! But that is very often how it goes!
I sent Emerald to an agent a few weeks ago (we'll call them Agent A for now!) and was asked to send my full manuscript a few days later. I was very excited as I had expected a flat rejection and am now waiting on tenterhooks for a final response!
This blog will be about my progress as I go through the process of getting agented and published as well as general chat about my life and occasional bits of creative writing.
Thanks for taking a look, I'll post every few days.
See you soon,
Writer Girl xxx
