<em><strong>Sign up for my newsletter at www.alexisrose.co.uk to get news and freebies. Follow me on Threads and Instagram @alexisrose_writes for updates.</strong></em><br><br>My first ever World Book Token purchase was Mossflower by Brian Jacques. I've read voraciously since I was very young, and I was given a typewriter for my fifth birthday. The first story I ever wrote was The Owlets Club, nine whole pages in an Enid Blyton-style adventure.<br><br>I grew up with books like Lord of the Rings, Garth Nix's Old Kingdom (Sabriel changed my brain chemistry), The Worst Witch, and The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray. As I grew up, TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and Grimm were followed by True Blood, Discovery of Witches, and Half Bad.<br><br>My whole life has been about writing, whether that's getting lost in books or writing in a corporate environment, or my screenwriting career. I've also worked as Head of Development in the UK TV industry under the mentorship of a BAFTA-winning producer, and that only fuelled my passion for great storytelling even more.<br><br>I live in Yorkshire, with Whitby feeling like my second home (and first in my heart). My familiars are a smoky black, orange-eyed dollface Persian cat called Miguel, and an enthusiastic goofball of a golden retriever, Ivy.<br><br>Thank you for taking the time to meet me. I can't wait to share the world of Canham Cove (and beyond) with you.
