About

Vicky at the Dreamery Gardens near York, standing on a foot bridge among trees.

I was born in Brunei, and have had around 20 different addresses across various countries and continents. I’ve been in Leeds for almost 24 years now. Leeds is home.

When I was seven I wanted to write books, then I got older and people kept telling me I should get a proper job. Some of my proper jobs (teacher, careers adviser, events coordinator) have been brilliant, but I never stopped wanting to write. Eventually, in August 2012, I got up the courage to apply to the MA in Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam, and around the same time I started submitting my short fiction for publication. After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic and the onset on perimenopause, I am submitting again and planning a new project – see the Lit Projects page to find out more.

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Click here to read a short interview about me.

14 Responses to “About”

  1. Angela's avatar
    Angela August 7, 2013 at 10:54 am #

    You left out – hugely talented and a lover of tea and cake!! ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. lexborgia's avatar
    lexborgia September 3, 2013 at 8:56 am #

    I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like balloons; you’re a rare species.

    • vickykpointing's avatar
      vickykpointing September 3, 2013 at 9:44 pm #

      I know, it’s a very strange dislike, but balloons are all… stretchy, and ready to pop at any moment!

  3. Clive's avatar
    Clive September 6, 2013 at 8:34 pm #

    All my encounters with grade 5 rapids have been near death experiences. All the besdyt with your writing and the MA.

    • vickykpointing's avatar
      vickykpointing September 14, 2013 at 7:32 pm #

      Hey Clive! Nice to hear from you. Thanks for this and yeah, I think grade 5 rapids are generally pretty scary. ๐Ÿ˜‰

  4. Taylor Eaton's avatar
    Taylor Eaton September 12, 2013 at 10:06 pm #

    Hi Vicky!

    Iโ€™ve nominated you for the Liebster Award! Iโ€™ve truly enjoyed your blog and feel it deserving of this award.โ€จ For more info, check out this page on my blog:

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    Whether or not you choose to display the award, Iโ€™d like to commend you on your great work. Keep it up!

    • vickykpointing's avatar
      vickykpointing September 12, 2013 at 10:35 pm #

      Wow! Thank you Taylor, that’s really touching!! I’m very glad you’ve enjoyed the blog and will check this award out asap.

      Thanks, that’s put a huge smile on my face. ๐Ÿ™‚

      • Taylor Eaton's avatar
        Taylor Eaton September 13, 2013 at 12:17 am #

        Glad to hear it! I’ve really enjoyed your stories each day! ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Professor VJ Duke's avatar
    Professor VJ Duke September 19, 2013 at 3:41 pm #

    Do you mean birthday balloons?

  6. Bree Kemp Salyer's avatar
    Bree Salyer January 12, 2015 at 12:18 am #

    You haven’t posted anything in such a long time, I was just checking in to see how you were. Hopefully, all is well!

    • vickykpointing's avatar
      vickykpointing January 18, 2015 at 11:55 am #

      Hey Bree! Everything’s fine, thank you for asking. ๐Ÿ™‚ I’ve just been very busy with my masters degree work, that’s all. Hope you’re well? xxx

      • Bree Kemp Salyer's avatar
        Bree Salyer January 18, 2015 at 3:52 pm #

        Glad to hear everything’s going well, I miss your spunky posts! ๐Ÿ™‚

        Doing well on this end, too. Just trying to get back into the ebb & flow of writing… my inspiration comes in spurts, lol.

  7. vickykpointing's avatar
    vickykpointing January 24, 2015 at 4:55 pm #

    Aw thanks Bree, bless you! I’ll have to visit your blog and check out your inspirational spurts. ๐Ÿ™‚ I haven’t been on wordpress for a while… Take it easy!

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