Elaine lives in Oxford with her husband and two sons, and has written stories since knee-high socks.

Some of her various jobs have included school photographer, film extra, potato-peeler, and barmaid. She also worked within the media industry for both local radio and newspapers, before a visit to the Oxford Literary Festival rekindled her passion for writing.

Nowadays, if she’s not star-gazing, she is often found in her Plotting Shed at the bottom of the garden, where all her ideas germinate.

Planet Stan was her debut children’s book, followed by Action Stan and Super Stan.