It’s been a while since I wrote about cricket on the blog. Heck, it’s been a while since I wrote anything on the blog. But the latest Men’s Ashes hullabaloo got me thinking, especially since it touches on some issues and themes I’m exploring in the next couple of Alice Henderson books. Those issues and […]
I’m moving house! (And a book sale)
In two weeks, my wife and I, along with our two pooches, are moving from the little place we’ve called home for the last five years back to our hometown. We’ve been away for around 17 years, which just blows my mind. We’re looking forward to getting back to our friends and family, but we’re […]
Audiobook Update
Quick one this week with an update on my audiobook narrating journey. So far, I’ve taken a couple of short courses on audiobook narration and watched a TONNE of youtube videos from voice actors and narrators for tips and tricks. Then, as a practice run, I recorded and edited a short, short story I wrote […]
The Invisibility Cloak of an LGBTIQ YA Author
I’m preparing to give my very first author reading in a few weeks, which means I’ve been spitballing ideas on what to talk about that won’t bore the pants off people and maybe, hopefully, even convince them to buy a book or two. After asking for advice from friends, thinking about the books I write, […]
Here’s how you can help people find queer fiction
I was procrastinating catching up on twitter news when I saw this tweet by Malinda Lo: It’s becoming ever more clear to me that many books with queer female characters are published with little to no marketing around queerness, especially when those books are genre fiction that don’t revolve around coming out. I want this […]