Lisa Wakely

I knew I wanted to be a writer ever since I was 12 years old. After school, I'd sit at the typewriter and create magical stories that were always set during modern day, but would either have a historical or mysterious twist - featuring three of the main characters who appear in Hexed (if you've never heard of a typewriter - it's an ancient type of computer!!) I started writing a version of Hexed in 2000, which began as 'Spellbound.' I wanted to combine my love for performing, magic, history and entertainment into one book. What if my characters worked as performers in a historical holiday village? What sort of supernatural adventures could occur? My time working as a Guest Host at Madame Tussauds London really gave me a taste of what life at an entertainment attraction was like. Very much how it comes across in Hexed - minus the magic and 17th century madness!