October 20, 2024

Dear plotters and pantsers, we need to talk

I always thought of myself as a writer who wings it. I rarely plotted a thing, unless it involved concocting dynamite in 1890s Boston or committing murder with an aconite-soaked silk chemise in 1880s London.

Writer's Chaos Digest 2 min read

October 1, 2024

Writing About What Hurts

Weaving trauma into storytelling can be a source of healing for both writers and readers and help us navigate through emotional pain.

Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters Bookish Shenanigans 3 min read

September 22, 2024

On Ageing, Playfulness, and Creativity

I turned 50 today, If you're around my age and worried you look old and shitty, listen to me: You are beautiful. You survived decades of battles, and you got a few scars now. So what? The alternative to growing old is dying young. Not really what I prefer. You?

Writer's Chaos Digest Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters 4 min read

September 15, 2024

The conflict between creating art and selling it

Artists are often viewed as ascetic mavericks who create eye-opening magic we can all gawk and marvel at, while they live in a cardboard box if they haven't been lucky enough to inherit a million or two from their grumpy uncle.

Writer's Chaos Digest Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters 3 min read

September 4, 2024

Subvert the Familiar

Here's a fun thing I love doing with cliches and stereotypes: GUT THEM! And then rearrange them to see if I can turn them into a story premise.

Writer's Chaos Digest 1 min read

September 1, 2024

The Ultimate ADHD/ADS Daily Planner

As an AuDHDer, I have this insatiable drive to find new, exciting, sparkly things I can twist my mind around while at the same time, I need some measure of routine, or at least the illusion I have a tiny bit of control over my days.

Writer's Chaos Digest 3 min read

August 31, 2024

Self-Reflection

When I made this little meme, I realised that my quirks are also reflected in my fiction. And it took me only a decade to notice 😂

Writer's Chaos Digest 1 min read

August 31, 2024

The Sign of the Axe

The Adventures of the Basement Detectives, Episode 02

Bookish Shenanigans 1 min read

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