Amanda Kendle is a blogger and social media consultant who has been paid to blog for much of the last decade, writing about travel, fiction-writing and finance for various international websites. At the same time she has two long-standing blogs of her own: NotABallerina.com and BecomingAFictionWriter.com. Social media like Facebook and Twitter play an important part in promoting her work and she coaches others in using social networking effectively and safely. She also has extensive experience in adult training and holds a MEd from Monash University.