About me
I am a professional writer/editor in the corporate arena and the mother of two young
boys, born in 2001 and 2004. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and postgraduate
qualifications in Creative Writing. Although my work has been published too
many times to count, it is my creative writing successes that I most value (including two
novels-in-progress). Since having my first child in 2001, I have become passionate
about writing that explores the responsibility, politics, joys and challenges of raising our
next generation. My first parenting/gift book ‘Being Mummy’ was published in May 2007.
“Being at home can be fun, insulating, relaxed, boring or isolating ... depending on how the day is going.”*
School holidays are almost over in my part of the world – six long weeks of noise and squabbling balanced by hot, lazy days at the beach or the pool with lots of daring exploits and laughter. Many of our days were spent at home, basking in simple pleasures like baking, playing games or outdoor pursuits – trying to relax the everyday routines of school-morning bustle and ‘having to be somewhere on time’. However pleasant, I must admit to being relieved that life gets back to normal next week, and I can reclaim some of my own time for writing again!
* From Being Mummy by Anne‑marie Taplin published April 2007