From an early age, Ella dreamed of becoming an author, never quite convinced it would become a reality. She began writing after a chance conversation with her daughter about superpowers sparked an idea that refused to disappear.

Her debut novel, A Girl with Power, grew from a simple question: if you could have any superpower, which one would it be? The answer — “I’d have a thousand powers!” — became the seed of a story set two hundred years in the future, where social inequality is extreme and climate damage has become part of everyday life.

That early idea developed into a character-driven dystopian story concerned with power, inequality and the pressures of living within a damaged future society. Ella is particularly interested in human-centred narratives within dystopian landscapes, compelling plots and the comfort of found family.