Ashley Howland

I have two beautiful daughters, who inspire me to write every day. They are always asking for the next book and we love writing together. I look forward to publishing our stories together. We have two beautiful Labradors - Stitch, who even has his own blog (Stitch Says for author interviews and reviews) and Chewie, who will appear through Chewie's News. In 2013 we unfortunately goodbye to Obi, but he and Stitch have provided me with a lifetime of material to write about. Chewie is already bringing his own stories to our lives. In my work I also get random extra Labradors coming to visit. When you combine well trained dogs and creative kids you get chaos. Still it's an adventure and I am so grateful that my girls will grow up with these dogs in their lives. There is nothing better than playing with them all.

I am also inspired by the places we go as a family. We love visiting zoos and going on holidays. As a family we are also very active. The beach, playing sports, going to the park and chasing each other around are all part of our normal week. It's all lots of fun.

Writing is my hobby. I love doing it and am so happy to be able to share my books with other children. It was my dream to have a book published. It was also my mother's dream. Unfortunately she never managed to complete this. She passed away from Breast Cancer without getting her work published. I wanted to dedicate my writing to her, so I used my maiden name - Howland. It's just my way of saying that dreams can come true.