Her current projects include a STRANGER THINGS meets IT young adult horror set on a haunted pier and loosely inspired by Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, and a new adult mystery/fantasy about a private detective who can read the aura of written words. She's currently looking for an agent.
Since becoming a parent three years ago, she's been on a quest to discover smart new books for children, in particular those featuring STEM characters and feminist themes. Here, she blogs book recommendations, the settings and subjects that inspire her writing, and her thoughts on publishing, writing, science and all the weird stuff that doesn't get written about enough (in her opinion).
There's more on her recently released popular science book (CATCHING BREATH - THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF TUBERCULOSIS/Bloomsbury) over here: https://catching-breath.net
Dawne’s wanted to save the planet since she was tiny. She started off small, harassing her family to recycle (which in the consumerist 80’s led to limited success). Obsessing about environmental matters, she was unable to see why others didn’t share her concern. Confusion as to why society would behave in a self-defeating way fuelled an interest in Psychology and she ended up specialising in mental health. In her day job she helps people in difficulty reflect on their life stories. It’s not such a great stretch from psychology to writing. Her therapy work has taught her that at bottom, nothing is more important to a human being than the stories they tell themselves about their own lives. Some books leave a resonance that goes on to shape lives.
She’s particularly interested in the impact of literature upon children. A huge bugbear is kids not knowing about world history. Where possible, her novels have a historical flavour, often through some kind of time travel. Her stories contain her passions: ecology, history or characters struggling with inner life. Her hope is that through identifying with her characters children may find a little more strength to fight for their own dreams.
Her current middle grade project (‘From the Earth’) is story driven but at heart has serious message about protecting the world in which we live. But there’s no preaching. She hates that.
She also blogs about book recommendations, her inspirations for writing and news in the world of psychology as well as anything else that takes her fancy. She’s been known to write the occasional journal article and book chapter. If you're interested in her clinical psychology writing follow this link: 'Surviving as a CBT Therapist.'
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