Hello! Thanks for dropping in on my regular musings. Consider this website a sort of casual attempt at something professional, with some pretty pictures and shameful self-promotion on the side.
I’m a writer, originally from the UK. Since graduating Lincoln University with a degree in Media Production (aka doing as little work as possible for a qualification) I’ve lived and worked in London, New York, Dubai, Sydney and Bali, but at the moment I call the road in South America home. I’m travelling for a new book!
People often ask me how I got into writing. The answer is, I wrote. A lot. I wrote about everything. And if I didn’t have anything to write about, I wrote about my lack of inspiration until something flowed. Blogging helped. I’ve been a blogger on one site or another since I was 21, living in New York. It’s only until quite recently (I’m now 32!) that I’ve been able to write on the move. But sticking with my passion definitely paid off. I’ve done a LOT of work.
Last year I lived in Ubud, Bali writing ‘Balilicious – The Bali Diaries’ (to be published in December 2012, HarperCollins Australia). This is the sequel to my first book ‘Burqalicious – The Dubai Diaries’ which excitingly has been published in Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, China, America and Canada. Eeeek! Right now I’m working on Latinalicious – The South American Diaries, which will hit shelves December 2013.
I really hope you’ll buy a copy of my books if you like my blogs. There will be e-books too, and I’ll be posting regular Burqalicious, Balilicious and Latinalicious extras on this website as time goes on. You can also follow me on twitter if you like – bex_wicks
Thanks for reading! x
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Love reading about your adventures and travel. Hanging out for your next novels – even your blog posts are outstanding!
A couple autographed copies please??
If you know Bali, you might know Baduy. Someday I hope you will vist them and write about them in your nice blog.
Hi Becky,
Any idea when the book will be available in the UK? It is showing available on Amazon but read from other people that Amazon had emailed them after they had ordered it saying it wasn’t available – can’t get on ibooks here either
I have moved around the opposite way to you – started in NZ/Oz, then Dubai and now in sunny Scotland (shock to the system – sand to snow). Was in Dubai 2002-2009 so as you can probably imagine am dying to read the book and have a good giggle at all the memories! Congrats on the book!!
Hi Becky ! Just picked up Burqalicious from QBD yesterday. Awesome !!!!
Coincidentally, I lived in Dubai from 2007 to 2010 as well before I moved to Sydney. So you can imagine the nostalgia as I flip every page of your book. Wonder why I didnt bump into you at Harry G’s .. Or did I ?
Cheers
Helloooo, haha! To be honest I probably did see you at Harry’s, I was there ALL the time! You’re probably in the background of one of my squillion photos! What were you doing out there in Dubai? x
Hi Rebecca, enjoying your blog (found it on twitter) – wondering if I could email you about a guest blog spot on my site?
Cheers,
Tom
Hi Rebecca, I write for the expat desk at the Daily Telegraph in the UK and thought you would make an interesting interview, if you are keen?
Sen me an email to the above address and we’ll arrange something.
Congrats on your book.
Sean O’Hare
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Thanks! Sorry… this went into my spam folder and I’ve only just seen it! xo
Rebecca Wicks came to Australia and didn’t tell me!
Contact me @mjgoodyear@hotmail.com
Oh yeah I’m getting married by the way