In June 2006, ‘Elaine’ was published in Sexy Shorts For the Beach and that was the short story that started it all. It was the first thing that I’d written to appear in print, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled. The book was to raise funds for CR UK so there was no fee, but look at who else had stories in that book and you will see I was in good company, and that was payment enough for me. It was the start of my relationship with Hazel and the lovely people at Accent Press.

Shortly after that, I had my first ‘paid’ story when ‘Postcards From the Past’ was published in Australia. I have to tell you that when I received that payment, I thought I had it made. HA!!! If only!

I quickly learned that there are far more rejections than acceptances in the world of short story writing. It’s a dwindling market and there’s a lot of competition out there. That being said, I have had around twenty short stories published in books and magazines in Britain and abroad.

I never got Norah McGrath to take one though, so there’s still something to aim for.