My first career change occurred at age 3, when I decided that being a vet might not be the best idea after all. Since then, I've worked as a comic book seller, internet stock advisor, insurance cubicle bee, stunt double, actor, voice actor for a language CD, sausage seller, game designer, masseuse, clothes retailer, computer game tester, freelance comedian, waitress in a kimono, dog trainer, translator, chef and mailman.
Becoming a full-time author was really the only logical career move from there.

When I am not imagining people in weird or hilarious situations or listening to the voices in my head, I play mahjong and board games, practice kung fu, learn languages, hone my Playstation and Wii gaming skills and go skiing, horse riding or hiking. All in the name of research, of course!

I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia, with my loving boyfriend and dominant cat.

I like to write about everyday people. Girls like you and me (or our best friends and worst enemies). The most important thing for me is for my characters to feel as real on the page as they are in my head. The only difference between my characters and reality is that my characters get up to way more cool stuff than I ever did!

Wanna know about my day-to-day life? Come on over to my blog, or visit me on MySpace.
And if you're curious what's coming next, check out my In The Works page.

I've travelled a fair bit in my life (my first passport photo was taken when I was too small to be able to get my head in the shot at the photo booth!).

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But there's still so many places I haven't been to! It's time to travel again, and soon.