LibSpill: New(ish) face, same old discrimination
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was ousted on Monday in what is fast becoming a regular bloodletting ritual as one political contender dispatches another. I’m not sad to see Abbott [...]
Sign me up for the Gay Agenda
We were watching Sense8 with a friend recently. If you haven’t heard of Sense8, it’s a new Netflix series where eight men and women share each other’s thoughts, sensations, and [...]
#LoveWins: Marriage equality comes to America
The news on Friday that the Supreme Court of the United States had declared the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional sent a tidal wave through the internet. The White House, [...]
14th Century Carcassonne: Why then? Why there?
My vampire twin brothers, Olivier and Thierry, emerged out of a short story I’d written in university. Then they’d been twinks, obsessed with each other as much as they were [...]
Who’s the person mentioned in my book’s dedication?
I dedicated my first book to my mum, Tracy, who died in 2011. Unfortunately she wasn’t around to see it come out in digital print, but I didn’t hesitate to [...]
5 facts you didn’t know about being burned at the stake
Within the opening chapters of my book, Burning Blood, the witch Aurelia finds herself about to be burned at the stake. ‘Witch, you have been tried and convicted under [...]
500 words a day for 30 days? No problem
Last month I challenged myself to writing a minimum of 500 words every day for 30 days. This was after wondering why I found it easier to commit to a [...]
My progress on writing 500 words per day
I’m 20 days into my 30-day writing challenge. I can’t believe the time has gone by so fast. Where did March go?! It’s been a pretty busy 20 days all [...]
Burning Blood Cover Reveal
It's here and isn't it beautiful? Feast your eyes on the cover for the second book in the Bonds of Blood trilogy, Burning Blood, which will be released on 22 May 2015 [...]
Why don’t I write as often as I go to the gym
I was at the gym on Friday afternoon, reading (in between sets) about a blogger who committed to writing 1000 words per day for 30 days as a way of [...]