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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Christmas in the City – A Tale of Cops, Coffee and a Naughty Santa Claus
Welcome to my final blog-post of 2024! It’s a bit of silliness for a change. My writing of late has taken me to some very dark places, so this little (non-canonical) vignette has provided some much-needed levity. Underlying the fun is recognition and gratitude to my colleagues and the wider Blue Light Family who will […]
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 […]