Louise
Douglas, author
Louise Douglas was born in Sheffield but has lived in North
Somerset for the past 20 years. She has three beautiful sons, and
lives with her partner, who works in construction.
Although
she’s earned her living through writing for years, firstly as a
journalist and, more recently, copywriting for a variety of clients,
her dream has always been to become a published author.
In
2006, the opportunity finally arose. “My partner was working away
during the week and my sons had all reached an age where they didn’t
need, or want, my constant attention. I thought: ‘it’s now or
never,’” said Louise.
She took a postal course in
fiction-writing and began work on The Love of my Life, sitting at
the kitchen table for at least a couple of hours every evening,
after work. It took six months to finish the book, and Louise then
submitted the first three chapters to agents. A little later, the
highly-regarded Irish literary agent, Marianne Gunn O’Connor called
to say she liked the story and very soon after, thanks to Marianne
and her co-agent Vicki Satlow, Louise had a contract for two books
with Pan Macmillan.
“When Marianne called to tell me the
news, it was the best, most exciting single moment of my entire
professional life,” said Louise. “I said to Marianne: ‘things like
this just don’t happen to people like me,’ and she said: ‘it just
has!’ I know how lucky I am, but I hope my experience will encourage
other writers to persevere.”
Louise still has her day job,
which she thoroughly enjoys, and she has continued to save her
fiction-writing for the evenings when the words seem to come more
easily. She has never been a morning person.
She says the
best thing about the past few years has been meeting, learning from
and working with some inspirational and hugely professional people
in particular Imogen Taylor, Trisha Jackson, Thalia Suzuma and Helen
Guthrie at Pan Macmillan, Marianne and Pat Lynch at the agency and
the talented, kind and helpful author Milly Johnson.
The true
loves of Louise’s life are her family and friends. She enjoys
reading, drawing, evening classes, drinking wine, cooking, listening
to music and especially walking.
“My third book is set in
Somerset, so I’m thinking about the story while I’m out with the dog
in the Mendips,” she said.
Any contributions will be
gratefully accepted
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