It’s been a while since I posted anything on the blog, let alone a story. This Christmas short story popped into my head this morning, and given it’s so close to Christmas, I decided to put it here for free rather than try to sell it. Enjoy! 2792 words (~15 minute read) CONTENT WARNING: Mild […]
A Very Celestial Mix-up (or, How a Celestial Ruined Christmas) Read Post »
Update 29/4/24: Thanks to the surprisingly informative platform that is TikTok, I’ve recently learnt tightlacing was a particular style for corsets that not everyone wore. I leave my woefully uneducated original article below, as some of its points still stand and it talks about my female characters’ choices of clothes. If you follow me on
Clothes of Female Characters in Fantasy Read Post »
World building is great fun, but it’s not always simple. Creating fantasy place names that are easy to read and flow off the tongue can be a challenge, and there is a trope, of sorts, that fantasy names are hard to read and impossible to pronounce. In all my writing, I try my best to
5 Simple Steps to Create Fantasy Place Names Read Post »
Wolf Children is one of those films that makes me want to watch it all over again straight away, despite how much I was crying at the end. With a beautiful story and music to match, you could have told me Wolf Children was a Ghibli film, and I’d have believed you. This is a
Wolf Children Review (spoiler-free) Read Post »
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was, quite frankly, maddening. While my husband professes to have enjoyed the film, I found myself hating a Marvel Cinematic Universe film for the first time. Okay, that’s a lie. I disliked Eternals, but it was an enjoyable watch. I wasn’t sat wondering when it would end like
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness full recap review Read Post »
The winner of my charity raffle has been selected at random. We raised £50 for the British Red Cross Ukraine appeal, so thank you to everyone who took part! Without further waffling… Congratulations to Helen O’Hara! 🥳 A one-year subscription to MasterClass is on its way!
Winner of the Ukraine charity raffle Read Post »
Update 2 The winner has been selected! Please visit the announcement. Update The deadline has been extended by 2 weeks to midnight Friday 25th March! Current total (15/3/22): £50 Donate to charity for chances to win a 1-year MasterClass subscription Having seen other writers doing raffles to give support to Ukraine, I wondered what I
British Red Cross appeal in aid of Ukraine Read Post »
The credits roll, and I don’t remember the last time I felt this anxious. My heart aches, feels cold. I suppose this is what I mean when I write about cold dread, but I’ve rarely felt it myself, thank the gods.
Thoughts after watching Don’t Look Up Read Post »
Prompts are an excellent resource for writers. Even if you have a work in progress, you can use prompts for writing exercises, or to give yourself a breather from your main project. I’m often tweeting that I’m working on something new when I shouldn’t be. Most of these short story starts are sitting unfinished, but
5 Writing Prompts for Fantasy Authors Read Post »
