Also, for a couple of years I would get up before the baby at 5am (I know, they slept late!) and write for an hour or so. Nap time was ‘head down for quick burst of writing time’. When writing my first book I would often just go out to the car and sit in the passenger seat with my laptop to get away from everyone. The full-time writing is only a recent thing, since September 2018: for 9 years I was a full-time childcare provider from my home, together with my husband. I write full time, and work part time as a musician with an early years story and music group. I live in Gloucestershire with my husband and two kids aged 7 and 9. Melanie is also a mum of two - and spent her career up until recently working with children, so I was really interested to hear how she has found juggling the bizarre career of author with the all-consuming challenge of being a mum… It’s a haunting, addictive tale of new motherhood gone wrong (is it any wonder it appeals to me so much?!). I’m very excited to be featuring a debut author in my ‘mums who write’ series this month! Melanie Golding’s novel Little Darlings was released on May 2nd, and there’s been a real buzz around it, both here and in America, with the film rights already optioned.
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