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Michele E. Northwood
Michele has had an interesting life. She was a dancer, magician and fire-eater who toured the world for over twenty years in theatre, musicals and circus.She has been in the Guinness Book of records for being part of the world´s largest Human mobile while working for the Circus of Horrors as their first "Girl inside a bottle" where she contorted herself into a 30 cm high glass bottle. Michele has rubbed shoulders with Sting, Chris de Burg, David Copperfield, Claudia Schiffer and Maurice Gibb from the Bee Gees. She has worked as a knife throwers assistant, assisted a midget in his balancing act and has also taken part in the finale of a Scorpions concert.
When she retired from entertainment, she went back to school and now has a First Class Honours degree in Modern languages, (English and Spanish). Michele currently lives in Spain with her Spanish husband, three dogs and three cats. She teaches English in a public school and in her own private school so all her writing is done in her free time.
She is concerned about climate change, the abundance of plastic pollution and hates the way human-unkind treat the other species which inhabit this beautiful planet which we are slowly destroying.
IN THE AUTHOR’S WORDS
Author interview
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What inspired you to start writing?
I have always loved to write stories, but after working in the Far East on several dancing contracts, where I kept diaries of my time, I felt obliged to make them into books. I also write multi-genre stories, not only memoirs.
Who are some of your favorite authors and books?
Ken follett is my all-time favourite, who also writes across genres. He is closely followed by the late James Herbert, the English equivalent to Stephen King. And for Historical fiction, I like Audrey Howard. Her books depict strong heroines caught in a male orientated world.
What would you like to tell readers who have just discovered your books, but haven't read one yet?
Try them, you might like them. I like to add true events to all my books. Can you differentiate fact from fiction?
Who is the favorite character you created, and how did they come into being?
Probably, Emma. She is the main character in a Chick-lit novel entitled "An Education for Emma". She is a young teacher who is caught in a love triangle. Emma is good-hearted, but has no idea how to find the right man. She came into being because she reminds me a little of myself! After I retired from dancing I became an English teacher, so this book incorporated my "past life" with my present life.
What are your future plans as a writer?
I would like to be a full-time writer, but at the moment, that is not feasible. I enjoy writing and will continue. Knowing that people enjoy my books is important to me. Writing is a pleasure, so I will continue to do it.