Elaine realised she wanted to be a writer at ten years of age when the words flew off the page during a creative writing lesson.
She studied English and Education at university and went on to spend many years as a high school English teacher.
In 2005, Elaine took the plunge and began writing full-time. Since then, she has published eight books and blogs at Elaine Fraser as well as for Kinwomen and several other sites.
Her first two books Beautiful: beauty tips for the soul and Too Beautiful: more beauty tips for the soul are inspirational non-fiction.
Live Your Story Promise is a magazine-style book that can be used in a workshop setting or as an individual journal to help you live a more adventurous life.
Although Elaine is best known for her non-fiction work, she also writes inspirational YA novels. Her Beautiful Lives Series has five books:
Perfect Mercy
Love, Justice
Amazing Grace
Scarlett Love
Finding Joy
Elaine’s passion is to write contemporary books that are honest, concerned with real lives and real issues with a spiritual edge.
As well as writing, Elaine is also an international speaker. Her work includes a talk at TEDx UC Davis in San Francisco.
Mentoring and assisting new writers is a big part of Elaine’s life and she has clients around the world.
Elaine has worked with many emerging authors in the last few years, helping them to realise the dream of writing their own books.
When she’s not travelling the world in search of quirky bookstores or attending writing retreats in exotic locations, she can be found in the Perth hills, sitting in her library–writing, reading, and mentoring writers.
‘People say I have the dream life. I get to do what I love – write, study, travel, mentor writers and enjoy living in one of the best cities in the world. I agree with Marc Anthony, If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.’
Acknowledgement of Country
I respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners, the Whadjuk Noongar People as the Custodians of the land on which I live and work. I also pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past, present and future who have, and continue to, reside in the area and have been an integral part of the story of this region.