{"id":143,"date":"2026-10-21T06:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookpublish.online\/amy\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:22:38","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bookpublish.online\/amy\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT THE AUTHOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"143\" class=\"elementor elementor-143\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1bfe5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a1bfe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9da18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bb9da18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ==============================================================\r\n  AMY SADLER \u00b7 ABOUT THE AUTHOR PAGE \u2014 Elementor \u203a HTML widget\r\n  One widget = the whole page: portrait hero \u00b7 \"A Life in Chapters\"\r\n  timeline \u00b7 numbers. 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HERO ================= -->\r\n  <div class=\"fwa-hero\">\r\n    <div class=\"fwa-wrap fwa-hero-grid\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <p class=\"fwa-eyebrow\">About the Author<\/p>\r\n        <h1 class=\"fwa-name\">Amy <span>Sadler<\/span><\/h1>\r\n        <p class=\"fwa-tag\">\u201cI was born with a very creative imagination from the get-go.\u201d<\/p>\r\n        <p class=\"fwa-intro\">I'm a <strong>versatile writer<\/strong>, born in <strong>Burnley<\/strong>, brought up in <strong>Brierfield<\/strong>, and now living in <strong>Kirkham, near Preston<\/strong>. I write across multiple genres \u2014 I have never wanted to be pinned down as just one type of author. I have been writing stories since <strong>1992<\/strong>, first by hand with a black pen, then on screen, and I have never stopped. Forever Wolf is one of the worlds I'm inviting you into.<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <figure class=\"fwa-portrait\">\r\n        <div class=\"fwa-arch\">\r\n          <div class=\"fwa-photo\">\r\n            <!-- AUTHOR PHOTO: paste the Media Library \"File URL\" here -->\r\n            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/bookpublish.online\/amy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Me_at_age_57.png\" alt=\"Portrait of author Amy Sadler\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"fwa-plaque\"><b>Amy Sadler<\/b><span>Kirkham \u00b7 Lancashire<\/span><\/figcaption>\r\n      <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <ul class=\"fwa-facts fwa-wrap\" style=\"padding:0\">\r\n      <li><b>1992<\/b><span>Writing since<\/span><\/li>\r\n      <li><b>200+<\/b><span>Stories written by hand<\/span><\/li>\r\n      <li><b>200+<\/b><span>Stories written on screen<\/span><\/li>\r\n      <li><b>Many<\/b><span>Genres, not just one<\/span><\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- ================= 2. A LIFE IN CHAPTERS ================= -->\r\n  <div class=\"fwa-story\" id=\"my-story\">\r\n    <div class=\"fwa-wrap\">\r\n      <p class=\"fwa-eyebrow\">My Story<\/p>\r\n      <h2>A Life Written <em>in Chapters<\/em><\/h2>\r\n      <p class=\"fwa-story-sub\">Every writer has an origin story. This is mine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n      <ol class=\"fwa-chapters\">\r\n        <li class=\"fwa-chapter\">\r\n          <span class=\"fwa-year\"><span><small>Born<\/small>1969<\/span><\/span>\r\n          <div class=\"fwa-card\">\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-chn\">Chapter I<\/p>\r\n            <h3>A Lancashire Beginning<\/h3>\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-txt\">I was born at Burnley General Hospital in the North West of Lancashire, and brought up in the small town of Brierfield. From the very start I had a vivid, creative imagination \u2014 it was there <em>long before I knew what to do with it.<\/em><\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li class=\"fwa-chapter\">\r\n          <span class=\"fwa-year\"><span><small>Age<\/small>7<\/span><\/span>\r\n          <div class=\"fwa-card\">\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-chn\">Chapter II<\/p>\r\n            <h3>Told I Was Behind<\/h3>\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-txt\">I attended a special school for children with learning difficulties and disabilities. At seven, I heard an expert tell my mother that I was mentally behind my physical age. As far as I can remember, he never said how far behind. <em>But nobody could measure my imagination.<\/em><\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li class=\"fwa-chapter\">\r\n          <span class=\"fwa-year\"><span><small>Always<\/small>\u2726<\/span><\/span>\r\n          <div class=\"fwa-card\">\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-chn\">Chapter III<\/p>\r\n            <h3>Always Different<\/h3>\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-txt\">I have felt different about myself since I was very young. Nothing could have prepared me for the day I finally discovered who I truly am \u2014 and that honesty about being different <em>runs through every story I write.<\/em><\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li class=\"fwa-chapter\">\r\n          <span class=\"fwa-year\"><span><small>Began<\/small>1992<\/span><\/span>\r\n          <div class=\"fwa-card\">\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-chn\">Chapter IV<\/p>\r\n            <h3>A Black Pen &amp; Lined Paper<\/h3>\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-txt\">In 1992 I began writing stories the only way I had \u2014 on A4 lined paper with a black pen. By hand alone, I have written <em>more than 200 stories.<\/em><\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/li>\r\n        <li class=\"fwa-chapter\">\r\n          <span class=\"fwa-year\"><span><small>Then<\/small>Word<\/span><\/span>\r\n          <div class=\"fwa-card\">\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-chn\">Chapter V<\/p>\r\n            <h3>From Paper to Screen<\/h3>\r\n            <p class=\"fwa-txt\">Eventually my stories moved onto the computer. 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