Hi, I’m Serena, thank you for visiting my site!
What can I tell you about me?
I’m often asked why I love books so much and why I chose this as my job. Well, I think I’ve always loved both reading and writing. Reading books was my favourite thing to do when I was a kid. It allowed me to escape into other worlds and go on wild adventures with weird and wonderful characters. I always felt like the odd one out at school and in life but in books it was better to stand out than fit in. That gave me hope and comfort. The library was my favourite place and I read everything I could, I especially loved anything with a mystery in it but one of my most adored books was Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. I think I just loved the chaos of it all!
As an author of my own stories now, (that still feels strange to say out loud!) I try to write characters who are a bit different, they’re always getting themselves into trouble though! I never saw myself in books when I was a child and I think it’s so important that we all do. Our stories matter and sharing them connects us. I love meeting readers who have seen themselves in one of my characters, it’s the best feeling.
This job has given me so much and allowed me to do things which I never could have imagined. Every day is different and my stories keep reaching new readers which feels amazing. It’s the best job I’ve ever had and there have been a few!
Author life is really varied. One day I might be writing, another day I’ll be out visiting a school or at a festival and the next day I might be having meetings about top secret things I can’t tell you about! At the moment, I’m working on a few of those top secret things and I hope to be able to say more about that soon!
Until then, keep reading, keep adventuring and always dream big!
xx
Serena Patel 