

Tell me a bit about your journey to getting your first novel published? It didn’t occur to me to stop writing when I left school so it has always been something I did as a hobby.

I loved writing at secondary school and thought it was completely normal to fill an exercise book with one story – my teacher was so dedicated he always marked the whole thing. My first full story was written when I was about nine and my wonderful teacher typed it out and pinned it to the classroom wall. When did you first start writing fiction, Bella? Look out for it in Tesco with a “My Weekly Recommends” sticker on the cover! Subscribe to our magazine for more great content Bella’s latest title, The Promise of Summer, is out July 22, so we couldn’t wait to catch up with the author to find out more about her writing and her new book.
