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Before
her writing career took off, Andrea lived in Ibiza working
as part of the management team for one of the world's largest
nightclubs.
As
well as writing books, Andrea works as a journalist as well,
having written for newspapers such as The Guardian and The
Independent and magazines such as Real.
She
also publishes the e-mail newsletter, Writing Tips which is
designed "to help budding novelists get their foot in
the door".
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Andrea
lives with her boyfriend in Leeds city centre. Her debut novel,
The Ex Factor, was published in May 2003.
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"It's
funny, however many words it takes to build a relationship,
it always only takes four to knock it to the ground.."
This is Martha Seymore, relationship expert extraordinaire
and sex columnist for Gloss magazine, after her boyfriend
tells her 'I slept with someone'.
As Martha tries to get over his infidelity, she soon finds
herself haunted by a gallery of ex-friends and ex-lovers who
seem to have all the answers. But Martha has to work out the
secret to happiness for herself...
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Since
its publication earlier this year, the book has been well received
by critics and the public alike.
Andrea
says: "One magazine has called me a 'hot new talent of 2003'
and 'the new Marian Keyes' - which was nice!"
Basking
in the glow of being a newly-published author, Andrea admits to
hanging around book shops looking at her novel - and even to a bout
of shelf reshuffling!
She
says: "I keep going into shops and seeing my name, it's very
exciting."
Far
from resting on her laurels, Andrea has already started on her next
project: "I'm working on my second novel now, it's nearly finished,
so things are going really well."
Andrea
has also created a website aimed at budding young novelists.
As
well as her own advice, it includes exclusive contributions from
best-selling authors such as Jenny Colgan, Jennifer Weiner, Janet
Evanovich, Carole Matthews and Zoe Barnes.
The
site has had a huge response from would-be writers around the world.
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