Putting Pride Into My Work
Putting Pride Into My Work As June draws to an end, I felt like this would be a good opportunity to reflect on what Pride means to me in 2026; specifically, what ‘putting Pride into my work’ means. I’ve blogged before about celebrating my intersectionality through fiction. That post still stands up. In fact, it […]
The Link Between Voodoo and Child Protection
The Link Between Voodoo and Child Protection What’s the link between voodoo and child protection? What does one have to do with the other? More than you think! What happens when belief becomes control? When a person’s spiritual beliefs are weaponised in order to manipulate them? These questions are the golden thread of The Voodoo […]
Creating My Detective Louis Mortimer
Creating my detective Louis Mortimer Detectives aren’t made, they’re grown. That was the starting point for creating my detective Louis Mortimer, the protagonist in my crime fiction series (Care & Control and The Voodoo Room). Louis has occupied space in my head for the last decade, a bundle of energy and feelings, sometimes male, sometimes […]
‘The Voodoo Room’ Front Cover Reveal
The Voodoo Room’s front cover is revealed! It’s a milestone that I’ve approached with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. Whether we like it or not, people do often judge a book by its cover! I want to tell you about the cover because it’s something I’m really proud of. You’d be forgiven for thinking […]
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Comparison is the Thief of Joy A while back, Tom (Trax Gym/ Krav Maga instructor) gifted me a keyring with the slogan ‘Comparison is the Thief of Joy’. This resonated with me for a few different reasons, not least because of where I was with writing ‘The Voodoo Room’. In my first draft of this […]
“Happy New Year, Ar$3h0l3s!”
After the wonderful response from the #CareandControl Christmas vignette, I decided to do a cheeky vignette involving Connor and his fellow residents from Robin Hill Children’s Home. Happy New Year, wonderful people! ****** Connor lay on his bed, staring at his phone. It was fifteen minutes to midnight on New Year’s Eve. The two night […]
Authenticity vs Autobiography – Celebrating My Intersectionality Through Fiction
Welcome to my first blog-post of December! I’ve wanted to spend a bit of time exploring some of the questions posed in my recent interview with LTU’s Prof. Jonathan Jackson in more detail. Last week, I wrote a bit about my family’s influence on my journey as an author. This week, I want to explore […]
‘Are You From A Writing Family?’
‘Are you from a writing family?’ This was a question Prof. Jonathan Jackson posed to me when we sat down recently to talk about ‘Care & Control’ and my journey as an author so far. I really liked that question and felt it warranted some exploration. The short answer is no. My parents were born […]