I live in the U.K. and come from a German/English background. I studied languages and International Relations at university and after a brief, unproductive spell in a bank (never again!), I decided to train as a teacher and did a PGCE at Exeter University in Devon. I've taught as a modern language teacher for 20 years, but have always enjoyed writing - primarily short, fantasy stories for children, but in the past few years I've also discovered the joys of writing poetry for adults - and my first two books are collections of poetry, which have been drawn from my professional and personal life. The first book is called "IT'S A TEACHER'S LIFE...!" and is available from Amazon. It's an amusing collection of twenty anecdotes and character sketches, written in free verse, based on my experiences as a teacher. There are plenty of reviews on Amazon. My second book "FAMILY AND MORE - ENEMIES OR FRIENDS?", which is greatly influenced by my German/English background, is an anthology of 16 poems, also written in free verse, based on people in my life who have had a big influence on me. It is a collection of life stories and lessons. It is an ebook and is available from my publishers (www.eloquentbooks.com/Familyandmore.html). I have completed two children's picture book manuscripts and illustrations for the first book are now being done.
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