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Denise has been writing stories from the time she could form coherent sentences at six years old – she has always had a wild, untamed imagination and writing provided a means to structure it and share it with the world. She grew up and continues to live, in the picturesque riverside village of Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. However, she spent three years in Farnham, Surrey while studying for her BA HONS Animation degree. Before Denise realised her true calling was in writing, she wanted to be an animator and produced a number of animated films, mostly 3D Model Animation. Throughout her degree, she continued writing and later realised that as long as she drew breath, this is what she wanted to do.
Denise has always been a big fan of the Fantasy and Paranormal genre; though her books clearly reflect this, they have a strong emphasis on the importance of family and friends, sizzling romance, and adventure.
Much like his mother, Denise's son, Andrew is an avid reader and a great storyteller himself. Other than being the inspiration for many of the ideas in her writing, it was whilst playing a game of Rory’s Story Cubes with Andrew, that the idea for Eternal was born. Rory’s Story Cubes is a game in which nine dice are thrown with a selection of unique pictures on each side of the die. Eternal began as just a four page short story but soon took on a life of its own as did the characters that had a story begging to be told. Denise has always had an interest in Arthurian legend (she loved the TV series, ‘Merlin’!) and the mysterious world of the fae, so she knew from the start that this would be an integral part of Eternal.
Whilst not lost in the realm of Candalia, Denise loves reading other YA Fantasy Fiction, including Francis Hardinge, Alex Bell, Stephenie Meyer, Libba Bray, Lesley Livingston, Alyson Noel, Aprilynne Pike and Katie. M. John. In her (very rare) free time, she enjoys exploring new places and lands, cooking up culinary delights, listening to an eclectic range of music (Tim Janis – the awesome composer of ‘Water’s Edge’: the soundtrack for the first Eternal book trailers, Mattia Cupelli - super talented compser of 'Viverti': the soundtrack for 'Foretold', Saint Saens, Chopin, Hayley Westenra, Josh Groban, Enya, Delta Goodrem, 80’s pop, Imagine Dragons and a host of other artists), watching her favourite TV shows and chilling out at her local coffee shop. She is also guilty of indulging in chocolate, caffeine and Kulfi ice-cream (or Baskin Robbin’s Pistachio and Almond if at the movies), far too often.
It has been frequently observed that Denise is a manic hair twirler – something she does when happy, tired, bored, stressed (i.e. pretty much all the time) – you get the picture!
Denise has always been a big fan of the Fantasy and Paranormal genre; though her books clearly reflect this, they have a strong emphasis on the importance of family and friends, sizzling romance, and adventure.
Much like his mother, Denise's son, Andrew is an avid reader and a great storyteller himself. Other than being the inspiration for many of the ideas in her writing, it was whilst playing a game of Rory’s Story Cubes with Andrew, that the idea for Eternal was born. Rory’s Story Cubes is a game in which nine dice are thrown with a selection of unique pictures on each side of the die. Eternal began as just a four page short story but soon took on a life of its own as did the characters that had a story begging to be told. Denise has always had an interest in Arthurian legend (she loved the TV series, ‘Merlin’!) and the mysterious world of the fae, so she knew from the start that this would be an integral part of Eternal.
Whilst not lost in the realm of Candalia, Denise loves reading other YA Fantasy Fiction, including Francis Hardinge, Alex Bell, Stephenie Meyer, Libba Bray, Lesley Livingston, Alyson Noel, Aprilynne Pike and Katie. M. John. In her (very rare) free time, she enjoys exploring new places and lands, cooking up culinary delights, listening to an eclectic range of music (Tim Janis – the awesome composer of ‘Water’s Edge’: the soundtrack for the first Eternal book trailers, Mattia Cupelli - super talented compser of 'Viverti': the soundtrack for 'Foretold', Saint Saens, Chopin, Hayley Westenra, Josh Groban, Enya, Delta Goodrem, 80’s pop, Imagine Dragons and a host of other artists), watching her favourite TV shows and chilling out at her local coffee shop. She is also guilty of indulging in chocolate, caffeine and Kulfi ice-cream (or Baskin Robbin’s Pistachio and Almond if at the movies), far too often.
It has been frequently observed that Denise is a manic hair twirler – something she does when happy, tired, bored, stressed (i.e. pretty much all the time) – you get the picture!