Don’t be afraid to stand up, to shout it out, to be heard. You can follow Ali at /aliharriswriter and /aliharriswriter or discover more about the author at her website .ukĭo me a favour will you? Break a rule today, go crazy, live in the moment. Her latest novel, Written in the Stars, is out now. Her second novel The First Last Kiss was published in January 2013. She left in 2009 to write books and have babies.Īli's debut Miracle on Regent Street was published by Simon & Schuster in October 2011. She also got married to Email Boy (now going by his official name of Ben) and then got lured back to the world of glossies with a job at number one women's magazine, Glamour. She left Company in 2005 to broaden her horizons as a freelance journalist, writing for Cosmo, Grazia and ELLE, amongst others. Surrounded by clothes, shoes and celebrity gossip she threw herself into her new career and was ecstatic when she bagged a job at Company magazine.Īli was soon given her own dating column but then, she met 'Email Boy' and her column became focused on their blossoming relationship - she even won an industry award for her efforts.

One work placement at a celebrity style magazine later and she'd found her spiritual home. After many rejection letters she decided just getting paid to write for a living would be a step in the right direction.

In her spare time she started writing a book (about a frustrated waitress, of course) and soon realised that writing was her true passion. After three years of 'studying' (read: doing jazz hands) she became. At 18 she swapped sheep for show tunes and moved to London to do a degree in performing arts. She grew up in deepest darkest Norfolk, where she spent her formative years dreaming of the bright lights of the big city. Ali is a magazine journalist who has worked in the world of glossy magazines for ten years.

The First Last Kiss by Ali Harris