Some More About Me
Hello! I’m Rosemary Dun. I write novels – and sometimes poetry and comedy songs when the mood strikes. I live on the coast just outside Bristol, and honestly, I can’t imagine ever living inland. I need to be near the sea. There’s something about the idea of explorers, adventurers, and pirates that completely captivates me – I’m forever daydreaming when I should be writing – Yes we all suffer from procrastination!
I teach creative writing online with the Open University, watch far too much rubbish daytime telly, and frequently remind myself (sometimes out loud) to get out to my writing shed, and – Write!
I’ve always loved words and stories – and yes, I was a terrible show-off as a child. Over the years, I’ve channelled that into things like poetry slams, playing my dodgy ukulele songs, performing my one-woman show, and hosting the sparkly, joyful Big Mouth Cabaret in Bristol. But these days, I’ve swapped the stage for the page, and I’m still pinching myself that I am a published novelist.
Somehow, my two now thirty-something daughters have survived my can’t-cook-I’m-too-busy-writing approach to mothering. They’re extremely relieved that they no longer have to be dragged around to poetry gigs and literary events – though they’ve got a few good stories to tell because of it!
