June 22, 2019

About herself

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Biography

Personal Interview

Author, blogger, senior model, financial executive and initiator of Loveable Light

Born in Bussum, the Netherlands, I began writing in my youth. During the summer holidays I wrote short stories with my sister, Marianne.

I began writing in earnest at a later age. Concerned about the current situation in this world, I started to write a five-part fiction series (The Jessie Golden Earth Series) in which I reflect on what can happen if change doesn’t come. I find it very important to intertwine fiction with reality to share my point of view on things that matter. It also led to the Loveable Light initiative

I have a long track-record in the international IT finance world, working as (international) manager for companies like Cisco, HP and Microsoft. Currently I’m working as a CFO for a Dutch IT company.

Sometimes I get a gig as senior model. Due to my everyday job combined with writing, my time is limited. However, I love to make time for a photo shoot to support my own activities.

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Biography

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Annelies George was born in Bussum on August 4, 1964. During her childhood, she wrote short stories with her two-year older sister over the summer holidays. After a VWO and executive secretary education, she ended up at a law firm where she worked her way up to operations manager and legal assistant. In the latter role, she represented clients before the district court that did not require a lawyer. In addition, she studied law in the evenings.READ MORE

From one moment to the next she landed in the fast-paced financial world due to a move. She decided to go to college at night and took a year’s course in Commercial Economics. Then she switched to an evening course in Economics at the Open University. Because she did not finish any of these advanced studies, she always jokingly calls herself “a failed law and economics student” who, in practice, gained all the knowledge required for these studies.

Subsequently she worked for a large number of American companies, where she held various European and regional management positions. She currently works as CFO for a Dutch IT company.

She picked up writing at a later age. Encouraged by her friends, she decided to trust her experiences in the business world to paper during a sabbatical between jobs. Being consumed by her new and challenging job, she soon gave up on writing. Many years passed before she decided to finish this book.

When the manuscript was finally finished, a new employer presented an obstacle to publishing the book. Much to her annoyance, he wanted to interfere with its content. Thereupon, she decided overnight to write a fiction series (the Jessie Golden Earth Series), in which, through a gripping story, she expressed her concerns surrounding climate change. She also combined the fast-paced life in the business world, full of lies and deception, with aspects of the paranormal. This book was published in the USA in 2017 by Hybrid Global Publishing.

In January 2018, the first part, Quest to the Unknown, briefly displaced J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from first place in Amazon’s Drama and Play Anthologies category, earning her the title of ‘international bestselling author.’

In January 2021, this book also won the first prize in the Suspense category at Speak Up Talk Radio’s FireBird Book Award in the USA.

While writing the second part in the series, Darkness and Light, Annelies started the Loveable Light initiative with the goal of bringing more attention to the downward spiral the earth has fallen into. Combined with homemade videos she posts on her Facebook page about various topics that really matter, she wants to encourage people to bring more positivity, light and love into this world.

She also began posting quotes on social media. This resulted in 2019 in A Whisper of Thoughts, which she dedicated to her parents.

As she took care of her mother with Alzheimer’s, who sadly passed away in early 2022, there was little time left for writing. Parts three and four of the Jessie Golden series, although nearly finished, need to be edited once more before being sent to her American editor, Dr. Vonda, in preparation for publication. Due to her busy job, there isn’t much time for writing.

In daily life, Annelies is happy with her husband and still lives in Bussum.

Interview

Most interviews that I conduct are about my books and my personal initiative Loveable Light. Sometimes, however, I am asked different things, most of the time still related to my writing but on occasion giving the reader a bit more insight into me as a person. Recently that was the case with Pat Rullo of Speak Up Talk Radio. Apart from the radio interview she asked me 21 different questions which you can find underneath. You can click on the link to read the pdf-file. Happy Reading!

PDF 21 questions