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I love writing. From the early spark that takes a hold and makes you unable to think of anything else, to the excitement of finally thinking of the perfect way to say exactly what you feel. Then of course, the hope and possibilities that come with actually finishing a novel! :)

I studied a creative writing module at university while gaining a degree in psychology. I have been very successful in academia and graduated top of my year, winning a number of awards and getting the opportunity to study for a PhD. Currently I am finishing the amendments to my 90,000 word thesis and will hopefully be a Dr of Psychology next year!

With this success has come a number of publications within the academic fields of psychology and disaster mangement. These range from published conference papers, to international journal papers and even a book chapter that is currently for sale in most good publishers. There is nothing quite like seeing your work for sale in WH Smith and on Amazon, that ISBN number is like a wonderful, magical code! :)

However, my real passion is writing fiction. Now that my studies are nearing their end, I am able to devote more time to becoming a 'real author'. I draw upon my knowledge and experience of psychology to help create my characters and really like to focus on their internal reactions and development throughout the story.

I am happy to help give advice to other writers too, as I think that feedback and support are both critical to success and general happiness of being a writer :)

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Selected Academic Publications:

Mullins, A. and Soetanto, R. (2011) The role of social responsibility for enhancing community resilience to extreme weather. World Conference on Disaster Management, 19-22 June, Toronto, Canada.

Mullins, A. and Soetanto, R. (2011) The impact of perceptions of social reponsibility on community resilience to flooding events. Proceedings of TIEMS Conference, 7-10 June, Bucharest, Romania.

Mullins, A. and Soetanto, R. (2011) Enhancing community resilience to flooding through social responsibility. "Social and economic impacts of flooding", special issue of the International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering. WIT Press.

Mullins, A. and Soetanto, R. (2011) Exploring the effect of perceptions of social responsibility on community resilience. In Flood Hazards, Impacts and Response for the Built Environment, Proverbs, D.G., Lamond, J., Booth, C. and Hammond, F. N. (eds.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1439826256.

Mullins, A. and Soetanto, R. (2010) Enhancing community resilience through social responsibility. Proceedings of the 3rd International World of Construction Project Management Conference, Coventry University, 20-22 October, pp. 259-268. ISBN 978-1-84600-0409

Mullins, A. and Soetanto, R. (2010) Investigating the relationship between perceptions of social responsibility and community resilience to flooding: a definition, context and methodology. Proceedings of FRIAR Conference, 26-28 May, Milan, Italy.

Mullins, A. and Soetanto, R. (2010) Flooding in the Built Environment: The Roles of Social Responsibility and Risk Perception in Extreme Event Decision Making. Proceedings of CIB World Congress, 10-13 May, University of Salford.

Mullins, A. and Clegg, H. (2009) Testing the sociometer hypothesis: the effect of mate value on self-esteem. European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association/CULTAPTAION Conference, 6-8 April, University of St. Andrews.