Emma Gibbens About me

Hi I am Emma Gibbens the author of 2 books New day and Pregnancy & Piles. I am married and we have a Daughter who is 3 years old and a son who is 21 (I’m his wicked step mother).
We live in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere, which is good as I tend to talk a lot and loudly. (Sorry for those who know me, I have tried very hard to not talk as much and to be quieter but I have found this impossible so we just thought it would be best to move).
We have a cat called Rambo but he lives with my parents, he loves it there and now ignores me (he needs to remember I pay his pet insurance).
I am also a director of a design and build company so I am always busy!
I have always enjoyed reading, and I used to tell people story’s that have happened to me and made it funny, even if it was a serious story and so many people told me to write scripts or do stand up, but I didn't want to do this, so I started writing comedy diaries and then novels.
My usual writing day for me, is either in my cellar locked away covered in post it notes with the coffee pot brewing and not surfacing until the evening, or venturing out to a coffee shop to be fed and watered all day to create masterpieces! I always get writers block. I usually get it when I have to many distractions i.e the tv, radio or family about. So to overcome it I go places to zone out. i.e. the cellar, the beach, the park, coffee shops or even on the boat.
I have post it notes with sections of chapter headings and that will set the scene for the next chapter. I have to write it pen to paper and then type it once I have finished pen to paper.

I have self-published both my books, because I have done all the hard work and I love marketing and sales (which Is my background) which means I get 100% royalties. I was offered a contract by a publisher and they were offer me 10% royalties and they get all the rights, so I decided against that and it was a fantastic move.
Really look into self-publishing houses, as some are too good to be true and still ask for money which you don’t need to do. It took me a whole year to decide who I wanted to use and trust.
Having my books sold by Waterstones is my biggest achievement, I was also invited to the Essex fashion week (VIP) which was fantastic being papped with my book. I have been invited to lots of places and met amazing people.

My newest book is called pregnancy & piles, its about a lady called Jane who is still coming to terms with being pregnant. She can't be the only one who diagnosis herself with everything wrong, relying on her mothers knowledge, crying, eating loads, swearing loads, sleeping loads, gaining weight and discovering she has piles.
The 3rd book to the diaries will be out next year.

My diaries are aimed at woman but a lot of men have read the books and love them, as it is like reading their wives, girlfriends or sisters diaries.....

We are quite an active family we are always up to something, we love surfing, walking, reading, nature, theatre, swimming and travel around. I get a lot of my writing ideas when we visit new places.

My favourite saying is "Just be yourself and be proud of who you are".

I am on Instagram (emmagibbens), twitter @minxemoo I involve everyone as much as I can, I do competitions to win my books etc.

View my website https://completelynovel.com/search?query=emma+gibbens&commit=Go