Rebecca - who is she, and how did she end up here?

Rebecca, better known as Bec, has always had an [un]healthy obsession with romantic fantasy. She grew up on a farm in NSW, Australia, and with a quiet nature and wild imagination, protected her peace and individuality by not letting others in - on dreaming of writing books, of following that dream into adulthood, or generally loving romance and fantasy. Having devoured books her whole life, and even giving fanfiction a whirl in her teen years (don’t ask), she’s learned to embrace this part of herself with new fervour in the lead up to her 30’s. Unfortunate it took this long, really.

Gradually sliding into the depths of BookTok, and re-discovering her love for reading in her mid-twenties - having spent several years obtaining a husband, working real-life jobs, and doing family life - this passion sparked back to life.

After welcoming her daughter in March 2022, she needed to find herself again. Once she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel of a hazy postpartum depression, along with having read a romantic fantasy that just didn’t slap, she thought - “That’s it. I’ll write a goddamn book, because I think I can do it better.”

Honestly, her husband didn’t even know she used to write. Of course, he was excited and supportive, and the rest is history. The next two years saw Bec plotting, writing, and editing between real-life stuff, and the end product is her debut novel titled ‘The Undoing of Lines’. Her goal was to write about mature characters that people identified with and cared for as they follow their journey, all set in a world that felt like home for readers.

The process was a huge learning curve for Bec, but she is super proud of what she’s achieved. ‘The Undoing of Lines’ follows an almost-thirty year old female heroine as she discovers a larger world, falls in love, and deals with the hard stuff - AKA self identity and depressive episodes. Some might say it’s an [elaborate] reflection of Bec’s journey to writing her first novel.

You can read more about ‘The Undoing of Lines’ here.