My name’s Helen, 44. I’m a teacher and author. I’ve always loved to write, but I believed that becoming an author was unrealistic and not for the likes of someone like me. The sensible thing to do was to choose a profession. So I became an EFL (English as a foreign language) teacher. I continued to write, but I hid it away, too shy to share it with anyone.
However, I have done a lot of self-reflection and healing in the last few years. As I started to discover more about myself and grow in confidence, my pull to write and share my work grew. In September 2022 I self-published my first novel, Allie and Nia: Shattered Pieces. (I actually wrote the original version over 10 years ago)
Originally from the UK, I’ve been living in Japan for the last 21 years. I’m a mother to two children and I’m a late-bloomer lesbian. Aside from writing, my other lifelong passions are traveling and classical piano. I’ve travelled across much of South East Asia and Europe and have also visited Western USA, Canada and the Middle East.
I am completely enamoured with Scandinavia, especially Norway, and I want to live there one day.