When she moved to Monmouth in the late '80s the Welsh air worked its magic and she finally started putting pen to paper. Since then she's had short stories, poetry and articles published and reached the finals of several writing competitions. Her unpublished children's novel, Rainbow Music, received an Irma Chilton award from the Arts Council of Wales. A member of Monmouth Writers' Group, she wrote the play Three Ways Across The Water, which formed part of their special production about the town. She also does solo performances and runs a creative writing course. Recently she began working in Newport with teenagers who are not attending school. This gave her several new ideas, and after taking a long, deep breath of Welsh air, she's started another children's novel.