Arlene Pearson

Arlene Pearson is a writer of novels, blogs and plays.

She has been writing for several years and obtained an M.A. Degree in Creative Writing with Credit from Northumbria University in 2006.

She has published numerous articles and short stories in local newspapers and magazines as well as writing an on line column and blog entitled ‘2.4 Children’ for the Sunday Sun publication for many years.

She has co-written a book of poetry entitled ‘Northbound’ in which she attempted to capture in verse just some of the many and varied cultural delights of the outstanding North East region.

She has also written several scripts and is a member of ‘Live Theatre Writers Group’ in Newcastle upon Tyne. Some of her plays have been performed ‘script in hand’ at Park View Theatre, Chester-le-Street, by a local theatre company.

She has also recently been accepted onto the Romantic Novelists Association's New Writers Scheme and is looking forward to receiving feedback on her latest novel, 'Where the Four Streams Meet.'

She lives in the small North East village of Penshaw and writes with a view of Penshaw Monument from one window and Durham Cathedral from another, with a crazy cockatiel who can whistle ‘The Great Escape’ and the ‘Laurel and Hardy’ theme tune for company.

Credentials

Arlene Pearson in 60 seconds

When did you start writing?

2006 in Penshaw, Tyne & Wear.

What do you love about short stories?

A snapshot of the whole picture.

Do you write in other forms?

Novels, blogs and plays.

What distracts you from writing?

My full time job.

Outside of writing, what are your other passions?

Travel, walking in the country, family.

What is your favourite book?

The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier.

Who are your favourite writers?

Jane Austen, Daphne Du Maurier and Sophie Kinsella.

Where is your dream location?

Middle Orange House, Dalyan in Turkey. Or Bank House, Tirril in the Lake District.

What one item would you put into Room 101?

Bad manners and parsnips.

Do you have any advice for new writers?

Never give up and write regularly.