I started writing stories at 7 years old and began my first novel at 19, but it wasn’t until the first lockdown that I had the idea for a crime solving psychic who could use her abilities to aid her in her investigations. I wrote the book within a few months, before passing it to friends to beta read for me. In my day job, I teach history to kids in fun, hands-on workshops. My passions for ghosts and for history have been combined in my book, The Curious Life of Ada Baker.
Dennis the poltergeist in my novel was inspired by a real poltergeist that I experienced in an Edwardian flat when I was 19. Twenty-five years later, I still think about him almost every day. I followed an unusual route to publication. At the end of my interview with psychic Mike Baker, he suggested I should approach a publisher in Cambridge with a K or C name. I thought why not give it a try, and that’s how I found Cranthorpe Millner.