I never set out to be an author, I was always happy helping others to build their ideas and see their writing projects come to fruition. My journey with Forever Lost at Sea started when Anghus contacted me to look at his project and help to get it ready for publication. I never expected to hear much more than it was with a publisher and ready to do. I remember emailing him to ask him to let me know when it was released so I could buy it. I was, for lack of a better way, gobsmacked when he said that he wanted me to come on as co-author and I will be forever grateful that he did!

I love to read, and this is something I was encouraged to do from a very young age. I was lucky to have a great-grandmother who would spend hours reading to me and my sister and showing us the worlds that can be found in the pages of books. With Forever Lost at Sea, I have a chance to work with the old stories, myths, and tales that have been told for generations which is something that holds a fascination for me. Storytelling gives us a way to step away from the normal day-to-day things and escape to another world, to learn about other cultures, beliefs, and ways of life.

I have always been drawn to nature, and water especially. Living in Lancaster means I am on the doorstep of the Lake District, and it is, and I think will always be, one of my favourite places. Being surrounded by nature, and the sound of water lapping against the shores has a relaxing and calming effect that I think we need now, more than ever. When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008, I felt as though the rug had been pulled out from under me, but I have always found a sense of peace when in the Lake District and a place to think.

As the Forever Lost at Sea series progresses and we work on the extra material, I hope that we will bring stories to people that they may know, or that are something new and from them they find something that brings back some of the magic of storytelling!