In 2014, Half Bad was published, the first book in a trilogy where according to the Sunday Mail, 'there are white witches and black witches. In 2013, bidding wars for the rights of her work included the rights for a film won by Fox 2000 and Karen Rosenfelt, the producer of The Twilight Saga. She sent the revised manuscript to the one agent who had previously sent her encouragement, Claire Wilson, and they were soon handling offers that ultimately resulted in a 1 million pound advance for Half Bad. She rewrote the novel, and told Publishers Weekly, 'That first attempt was quite different from Half Bad, but it got me thinking about writing another story in that world.' Green began writing a novel in 2010, and completed a manuscript that was rejected by every agent she contacted. After her son began school, she took online English literature and creative writing courses at the Open University. We had a huge garden so I kept chickens, grew vegetables and became a complete earth mother.' She began developing the Half Bad story after going to a storytelling weekend at the Festival at the Edge in Shropshire. She told The Daily Telegraph, 'I loved being at home with the baby. Īfter becoming a mother, she stopped working as an accountant for four years. After she completed her degree, she worked for an industry publishing firm, and then trained to become an accountant.

She studied mining geology and graduated from Imperial College London in 1983. Green was born in 1961 and grew up around Lytham in England. The Half Bad trilogy was adapted into the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself. Her work includes the Half Bad trilogy, related short stories, and The Smoke Thieves trilogy. Sally Green (born 1961) is a British fantasy author.

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