Biography

My name is Rachael Alice Wing, and I’m sixteen years old. My birthday is 13th September 1990. I wrote Star-Crossed when I was fourteen (year nine) under the name of ‘Wherefore art thou, Romeo?’ on a writing website, just for something to do, but I got a little bit addicted to writing it, and carried on until the end. I started writing when I was very tiny, ever since I was old enough to write in sentences! I wrote a story for Oxford Reading Tree in year two, about Biff, Chip and Kipper, with a friend and we got a prize for the school for it. That story was inspired by those books, which taught me how to read. Reading really helped to develop my passion for writing, as it broadened my ideas and created so much scope for my imagination.
I’ve always been a big reader, my favourites including things like Harry Potter, Georgia Nicholson series by Louise Rennison and Guitar Girl by Sara Manning – all brilliant books, but slightly different. The books that I read tend to vary in genre, which I feel adds to diversity in my writing and helps me to see different people in different situations. Apart from writing, I like to be with my friends. I have some really great ones who are the most random people I’ll ever meet, complete angels, but crazy fools at best.. I spend a lot of time with my friends; texting them, chatting on msn or just hanging out with them in general- shopping/meals out/cinema seem to be the regular thing, always in Oxford. Oxford is my second home! My weekend is spent in or around the city; Saturday is Stagecoach, where I work and have lessons in drama, dance and singing, and Sunday is either shopping there with various friends or spent frantically doing my homework so that I don’t fail! Weekdays are busy too- schoolwork, cleaning at school (my other part-time job) or at rehearsals for either drama or school play (unlike Jen I don’t get the main parts!), and also staying in Didcot for a Subway (chicken teriyaki all the way!). Its all a bit on the busy side, as I’m coming up to GCSEs summer 2007, but I have chocolate to get me through! Like most girls, I love chocolate! And the only thing better than chocolate is possibly Ben and Jerry’s ice cream; a fettish which was brought on by my friend Christie and my school friends. We love to share the ice cream and have a bit of a chat, and its always a happy time when its 2 tubs for a fiver at Sainsbury’s!
I don’t really have a favourite colour, but if I had to choose I think I’d pick green, because I love green eyes! My eyes are kind of green, and (this is sad!) Harry Potter’s eyes are green, so its obviously the best colour, haha. I love pizza, and I also love to paint and to dance about when nobody’s watching.. its one of my favourite things to do: dancing around my kitchen! Everyone should try it!