Thank you for visiting my website! I live in Warwickshire and write psychological, paranormal and mystery fiction and historical and paranormal nonfiction.
I’m a member of the Society of Authors and the Association of Christian Writers.
I was the nonfiction adjudicator for the Scottish Association of Writers at their annual conference in March 2023.
My published books are Mystical Circles, A Passionate Spirit, Perilous Path, Paranormal Warwickshire, Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire & A- Z of Warwick. I’m currently working on 2 new books: a contemporary fantasy novel, and a book on Paranormal Gloucestershire..
I’m also a public speaker, and have spoken to many groups.!
I speak about the topics covered by my books and about:
Paranormal Warwickshire
Writing Creative Nonfiction
If you’d like to book me to speak to your group, please email me at scskillman@outlook.com.
I was born and brought up in Orpington, Kent, and have loved writing stories most of my life.
I studied English Literature at Lancaster University, and my first permanent job was as a production secretary with the BBC. Later I lived for nearly five years in Australia before returning to the UK. I’ve now settled in Warwick with my husband David and son Jamie, and my daughter Abigail currently lives and works in Australia.
Near my home may be found some of England’s most famous destinations: the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the Shakespeare properties at Stratford-upon Avon, and the two great castles at Kenilworth and Warwick: all of them powerful places to visit, for someone seeking spiritual and historical inspiration.
You can order signed copies of these books by visiting the books page on this website.
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I’ve always been fascinated by the interaction of different complex personalities, an inexhaustible source of inspiration for a writer!
And my advice to anyone who wants to be a writer? Read a lot, listen to people’s conversations, be observant about the details of your world, and especially about human behaviour and interaction, and persist in your writing, being single-minded to the point of obsession…never give up, always believe in yourself despite all evidence to the contrary,(Click to Tweet) and hold out for what you first dreamed of.
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