WEEK OF THE WOLF: THE AUTHOR

The Author of I AM WOLF:
Debz Hobbs-Wyatt

About me

I was raised in Essex but I don’t like white stilettos! As a hobby I wrote.

I studied vet science at Liverpool University but I never finished (due to ill health.) As a hobby I wrote.

I worked in Liverpool for years and got my zoology degree with the Open University. As a hobby I wrote.

In Liverpool I met the love of my life, Lee. As a hobby I wrote.

I moved to North Wales to study for my MSc. in Ecology at Bangor (as a mature student of thirty-something!) As a hobby I wrote.

Lee moved in with me in 2002 and in 2004 we had two babies- of the feline variety: Cagney and Lacey

Just as we bought our first house 2005 Lee became very sick. He died of cancer holding my hand in 2005: the saddest thing that ever happened to me. Writing became more than a hobby- it saved my life!

My first novel As The Crow Cries, is a native American novel but will probably never see the light of day.

I am trying to get an agent with my second novel, Colourblind which has been written and rewritten several times. It had some good responses the first time but I realise now the writing needed sharpening.

The third novel is called The Reluctant Clairvoyant and is in its second draft.

The last twelve months have been dedicated to the short story which is a wonderful way to sharpen writing skills.

Right now I am still in North Wales with Cagney and Lacey and I am studying for my MA in creative writing, run the local writing group and of course handle the marketing for Bridge House Publishing. There’s no time for a hobby- because my life is writing!

My dream is to find an agent and a publisher for Colourblind that I believe will make a great Hollywood movie! I will dedicate my first novel to Lee.