Abdul Alsaaidi

Chicklit author from Wimbledon, London. First novel The Love Detective due out May 2018!

Born out of a need for escapism I create characters and scenarios that I hope will both lift the spirits of my readers and encourage them to follow their own dreams.

I love to write but to pay my bills (I soon discovered that utility companies, bank managers and landlords aren’t known for their generosity and understanding natures,) I had to squeeze it in with working for a living. Some of the jobs to which I only gave half my attention include working for a recording studio and a record label, running a building maintenance company where pretty much the only upside was getting to boss a lot of men about all day, doing a bit of plus size modelling (strictly clothes on) and, for one memorable summer, making a living reading palms on a Greek Island.

Thankfully, I am now able to spend much more of my time engaging in my true passion – writing. I pen columns for a variety of local newspapers and magazines, have won awards for my short stories and am excited to be beginning my blogging journey with the creation of my website! Do take a look around and connect with me on social media if you like what you read.