Lucy Alton lives in Greenhithe, Kent but has also lived in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Dartford, London and Cambridge. 

She decided to give writing a go five years ago and joined Elaine's creative writing group, a means of getting some confidence and respite from long-term Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She had written when she was little - mainly stories about dogs! - and dreamed of becoming an author, but took up art instead. She likes writing fiction, enjoying the fact it exercises her brain, but she veers between love and frustration. 

Currently she is writing a novel and is finding it both a trial and a rewarding experience. She thinks that to have a novel published would be incredible. Lucy has had a short story published and was recently placed in a poetry competition. She feels that the classes have indeed helped her confidence and enabled her to realise her writing 'style'.