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2021’s Journey -A Poem

Fantasy novels are my favourite thing to write, but I like to pen the occasional poem. It helps clear my head, and expresses feelings I can’t seem to show any other way. 2021, a poem is one of a few I’ll start sharing on my blog, and it contains a message for you, dear reader. […]

Sometimes there are too many thoughts, feelings and the world is too much. This year and the one before it often feel so, so instead of my usual non-fiction blog, here’s my second long form poem since 2021. (A big lockdown year for Australia, and another dystopian, bizarre time to be alive.) Whereas now is […]

Its not easy getting started on new social media platforms, getting post interactions, finding your people etc. It takes time. Then platforms with algorithms (not Blue Sky or Mastodon) tend to punish your visibility when you don’t post or interact regularly. Twitter’s death has scattered a lot of communities, some of us onto multiple platforms. […]

I know, you’ve spent years making connections and finding your niche/ building community on Twitter, then Musk bought it and history happened. In this BlueSky Newby Guide, I’ll go through what features Bsky has and doesn’t have (yet), profile set up, using feeds to find your people and interacting tips. (Note: if you’re comfortable with […]

Blogs By Category: Writing, Querying, Authoring, Life, SFF & More!

My every post is linked to this page by category. Click images to view posts! About Life Queer Life Neurodivergent Life Chronic Illness On Being Asexual On Being Aromantic Simple Ways to Support Trans People Why Writing Nonbinary, Aro-Ace Characters Matters to Me General Life Mental Health & Wellbeing in a Mad World Social Media, […]

World Building Culture

Many writers study writing. I studied history, archaeology, politics and religion in my Bachelor of Arts, to inform my world-building. I don’t just want to build worlds that mirror eras of ours, in the past or present. Or to write only speculative fantasy that challenges flaws of the present. I want to write alternate worlds […]

Indie Authors on Indie Authoring

I’m sure many of us have been curious about indie authoring at some point. About self publishing’s advantages and disadvantages, and its greatest challenges (broadly speaking: its marketing ?). When it comes to things like writing styles, we often talk about doing what works for you as a writer. So what may work (or not […]

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