About Me — Eta George

The scariest story I will ever write

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Well… scary for me I mean. Rest assured this article will not give you everlasting nightmares. At least I hope not.

*Rubs hands nervously before typing again*

This will be an eternal work in progress. But here are a few tidbits about me which I think are worth noting:

1. When I was 7 years old my school librarian yelled at me for attempting to read Nancy Drew.
2. When I was 11 years old I wrote a poem and no one believed me.
3. When I was 14 years old I started writing my first novel, a vampire thriller which is still unpublished.
4. At 19 years old I officially fulfilled my dream of becoming a traditionally published author. I won an international short story competition where the prize was a traditionally published anthology book.
5. My 20s were more conventional i.e. friends, college, job, marriage and finally — total lack of mental stimulation.
6. After 4 years of stewing in my own thoughts, I can no longer keep those thoughts to myself.
7. Also it was a great segue into picking up my fiction writing reigns after a 10 year hiatus.
8. So now, at 33 years old, my husband despairs about me staying up too late…