When I started Raw Mistakes, I had no idea how it would all wrap up. I didn’t plan to write a series, but by the time I got to where I wanted to go it was over a thousand pages. So, I split it in two and changed a few stories to make it into two books. It was like doing a 3000-piece black-and-white puzzle and trying to figure out how to get there. I had to change a few storylines and add a few new characters to get where I needed to be. I didn’t mean to leave book one on a cliffhanger the way I did. I wanted to tie up a few storylines before writing the last page. I tried a few different alternatives, but without writing another two hundred pages, it was impossible.

Then, when I started to edit the second book, I realised I could work the new book I was writing into the first two books, and that’s how the series was born. The pieces fell into place, and the story unfolded in a way that felt natural and satisfying.

Then, by the time book three was finished, I knew I had so much more to write, so I just carried on. I think that as so much of the books are based on my own experiences and stories, I just needed to keep on writing until my story was out there.

The books aren’t autobiographies. They are romantic dramas with lots of my own not-so-romantic dramas, travel adventures, work stories, and, of course, wedding planning drama. After all, my main job as a wedding planner and photographer gives me a lot of material.