Vivienne Neas

“When you do what you love you don’t work a day in your life. I have been writing professionally for five years but I started my journey as a writer when I was twelve. It seems like a lifetime ago now. A thousand lifetimes when I count all the people I’ve been, the worlds I’ve visited, the fantasies I’ve lived. I would never have dreamed I could make a living doing what I’m passionate about. I’m the luckiest person alive.

My friends often ask me how I don’t get bored, sitting in front of a screen all day, punching out one word after the other. But not everyone understands that building a story is like building a house – it’s as technical as it’s creative – and I’m caught between the balance of creating a life and being there to witness it being lived.

When I’m not writing I spend time with my friends and family. It’s important to hold onto those that are real when I spend so much time with people that are fictional. I love anything creative, be it music or cooking or art. Writing is right up there with it.

When I write I do so in the hopes that my readers will get lost in the worlds I create as much as I do. In this harsh reality, don’t we all deserve a little escape?”