In literature, a theme can refer to an issue being explored (homelessness, coming out, racism, post-imperialism) but it can also be a metaphor or series of connected metaphors, this is normally known as a leitmotif.
What’s the point? Well, themes will show up in all sto...
So I'm absolutely in love with the cover of my next book. It's called A Bond Unbroken and it came about when a fan asked me to write a version of Omega for the Pack where Ray & Josh were girls. It is probably my favourite lesbian romance of mine to date and I even mana...
So the question of whether you should include foreign languages in your fiction comes down to whether you have a reason to do it at all. And no, ambience is not a reason.
As a rule of thumb, the answer is just don’t.
First of all, every word you write in a foreign langua...
Today's gonna be tough. It's my dad's birthday and in 9 days it will be the four month anniversary of his passing from Covid-19. In his case, the situation was already dire enough and I can find some solace in the fact that he is no longer in pain from the various cond...
Time for big goals… In 2019 I would like to write everyone a little birthday present!
Please tell me when it’s your birthday and give me 2 writing prompts for a scene/s. I’m thinking porny but if you want angst, you know I can always make them suffer! :p
XXY (ARGENTINA): Named after the intersex syndrome and more accurate in its representation of ambiguity than concerned with medical precision, it follows Alex, an intersex teenager presenting as a girl whose parents decided to refuse surgery for their baby. Alex is 15...
First, I have a confession to make. I have never played ice-hockey. I love figure skating and as a kid field hockey was my favourite sport at school. Much later, I fell in love with Hockey RPS. I didn't know the real people because I only care about characters and I kn...
