About Me

I write good words

Quality copywriting for wellbeing practitioners, and other businesses that are doing good in the world
Long- and short-form features, specialising in wellbeing, creative practice and fiction
Self-help books
High-end commercial novels with plenty of twists

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I speak good words

Courses and workshops on everyday, digital and workplace wellbeing
Coaching for wellbeing and creative people on turning big ideas into amazing reality
Public speaking on all of my specialities
English language teaching

Why good words matter

I’m a novelist, but I’m not a snob about words. In my communications, I choose plain and simple over fancy and flowery.

I want to communicate my message in the least ambiguous way. That goes for copywriting and journalism, as well as novels and non-fiction.

My hero is George Orwell, a writer who discussed complex issues in the most straightforward manner. This is his essay on writing.

It goes for my coaching, workshop-leading, and public speaking style. I'm clear, and I'm friendly. I get my point across and I always think about you.

If you want to know more, let’s exchange some good words right now.

About me, really

I’m half-Yorkshire and half-Chinese. My heritage means I’m very direct, have a great sense of humour, and love my food (I’ll leave you to work out what’s from where). I grew up in multicultural north-west London, and went to university where I studied Media (I got a First, but I keep that to myself 😉).*

When I left university I became an English language teacher. I’ve been working in a detention centre for over 20 years, which has left me an expert listener, space-holder, stress spotter – and teacher.

I’ve written fiction my whole life, and my debut novel was published in 2014. I then published a non-fiction self-help book in 2020.

From 2004 until 2016 I dedicated much of my spare time to global justice campaigning. I wrote dozens of press releases, organised publicity events and street stalls, co-ordinated street theatre campaigns and more.

I then became a freelance journalist, and later added on freelance copywriting. I can't stop being creative. It's in everything I do.

I started my journey into wellbeing a few years ago after a massive personal crisis (yep, the usual route). I was already an aficionado of yoga and swimming. Since then I’ve explored breathwork, nutrition, neuroscience, mindfulness, healing prayer, craniosacral therapy, and more.

I have a foundation course in Inspirational Breathing, and I'm trained in Level 1 Reiki. I'm also a Laughter Yoga Leader.

I’ve also been a waitress in San Francisco, a schoolteacher in Spain, and a chambermaid in Paris. All that experience has stood me in good stead.

I now live in a lovely old town called Lewes, close to Brighton in the south-east of England. I love meeting friends for coffee, reading anything and everything, and going for a run over the hills at sunrise.

*I also love an emoji.