Artist & Writer of science fiction, fantasy, thriller and romantic comedy.
Meet Amy Orrell
Amy grew up in a family of artists and writers where discussions about dragons and leprechauns flowed into debates on the existence of extraterrestrial life or the probability of time travel.
Painting was Amy’s first artistic calling — her artworks focused on narrative art — but the complexity of the stories she wanted to tell demanded something more, and naturally led her to writing.
“Emily”
“Dreams Are Sacred”
“Northern Lights”
Amy likes to write thought-provoking science fiction, fantasy and thrillers, delving into her characters’ emotional lives whilst delivering fast-paced thrills, twists, and turns.
In pursuit of balance, Amy also writes Motherland meets Bridget Jones style rom-coms, because it’s important to laugh, even if it’s at yourself.
Amy lives in Norwich, in the East of England (which, contrary to popular opinion, is not flat) with her husband, two children and writer’s support cat.
discover Amy’s debut novel
Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once
Tomorrow was beautiful once, and it could be again. But Jack can only choose one future…
A page-turning sci-fi thriller — OUT NOW!
Did you know?
Amy lived in San Francisco for a year and holds a first class degree in American Studies from the University of East Anglia. (She has forgotten most of what she learned.)
Amy took part in a bumper, family art exhibition, featuring her father, grandfather, great-grandfather and cousin. She has paintings in private collections around the world.
Amy is the granddaughter of SFF author, Peter Phillips. Peter introduced Amy to the works of Terry Pratchett, Ursula Le Guin and, having read the first Harry Potter novel himself, passed it on to her. He said it was quite enjoyable and would probably be quite popular!
Amy is a quarter French and spent most of her childhood holidays in France, many at her great-grandparents’ house in Montargis. Once a competent speaker of French, she now only has mastery of a few phrases.
Memory was never Amy’s strong point, which makes pantsing and writing complicated plotlines fun!