Christabelle Grant Author

Everyone starts somewhere.

For me, I started young, with the books that is, and soon after ,with words.

For the past quarter of a century I have been obsessed with words, stories, poetry and the way words can make you feel.

My journey to being a published author has been a long one, weaving in and out of the ups and downs of life.

Recently I had my first book launch and I’ve been on cloud nine ever since.

On my journey to date, I have spent hundreds of hours in libraries. I have researched, taken out books on writing, and learned of all the many ways one can become a writer, and how writing can change every part of your life.

One book I got out was titled “Social Media for Writers” by Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine. I read this book cover to cover in a matter of days and several mugs of peach and pineapple tea.

One of the tips was to create a blog, to start writing, continue writing and build your own community.

I started this blog just one month ago, with the vision to connect with more writers and share our passion for words and supporting each other with our dreams.

I recently checked my subscribers, of which I had four.

One was myself, another my mother, the third, a fake account (also my mother) called “Delectable Panda” and lastly, one from Mohammed. I do not know a Mohammed.

Last night I hit my mum up about the fake account and she goes ” Who me?! I am not a delectable panda! I haven’t created a fake account, I don’t know how!”

I laughed until l I was wheezing, alongside my Dad, as Mum’s eyes popped out of her head, her sleuth alley cat nature on the internet uncovered. She (and we) had no idea how she had managed to both create a fake account, and also simultaneously not know how she had done so.

To be supported twice by your own mother, and to have her make up 50% of your subscribers really is a moment to remember.

Delectable Panda even though you are a fake account, you are real to me.

Here’s to our mum’s supporting us from the sidelines, the dark side of the internet and most importantly, for supporting us from the very beginning.