Write On! interviews author Fay Noble Fay says, “I’m a Dagenham girl, born and bred, but now live in Leigh on Sea. I’ve never had any creative writing training, but from childhood I enjoyed writing letters and composing short stories. Always, in the back of my mind, was the ambition to be a ‘proper author’ and to write a novel. In retirement, I’ve found the time to fulfil that dream, and my debut novel, The Extra Sausage, was published in December 2025.