about me

Hi

Just a quick note first - I have decided to focus on PITCH. I will read and comment when requested, but only on the title and pitch; providing the person asking has had the courtesy to have a look at my book too.

I would of course love to read more but I hate only reading the beginning of books. I hope you don't mind. I do occasionally read more, but usually only if I have spotted a book I fancy whilst browsing.

A bit about me...

I am a 28 year old feather-head! I muddle through life, always losing track of where I am going, what I am doing, how I am feeling... I am only in control when I am in front of my laptop, happily tapping away, getting it all out onto the screen. Where would I be without my fingertips, eh?

I have currently just about finished studying BA Film and Media, at Birkbeck University, London. I am also the Editor and Creative Director of A-MUSE Magazine. You can find out more about my many writing and creative ventures on my website... http://zaramohammed.com

I joined Authonomy a few years ago, just for the fun of it, but now I am back to take it seriously because I have a series of Blog-to-book projects called THE DIARY GIRL that I want to get into shape for publication - and I need your help!

The Diary Girl is my hopeless protagonist (She is also me, but that's beside the point). She sets herself outlandish missions and uses Blogging to keep herself on-track, but life is not always that black and white and the story never seems to go in the direction she expects it to go.

Anyway, once the mission is complete or she has reached some sort of conclusion, or learnt some sort of lesson, she takes the Blog off-line to convert it into a coherent story ready for publication (And of course a lot of the story gets fictionalised! I like to call the work 'factual fiction' or 'fictionalised facts'...its just my way of doing things, everybody has their way.)

The Blog-spaces are then continued to be used as a space to interact with readers, get them involved, and obtain feedback, support, and excitement for the project - unfortunately my readers are silent participators, and I need some gobby additions... any takers? Visit the blogs and help create a stir about my project will ya?

So far there are three books being re-drafted and you can find out much more about each one on their respective Blogs...

http://thebreakupproject.blogspot.com
http://countdown-2-christmas.blogspot.com
http://baristabella.blogspot.com

Well folks, I hope that you enjoy my stories and find your way over to the Blogs at some point too, to help me generate a bit of activity - thanks for your support!

Zara
xx

favourite books

How can one possibly have a favourite published book? Okay, okay... The Argos Catalogue! It never fails to get my imagination rolling...

my websites

http://zaramohammed.com     http://thebreakupproject.blogspot.com