Writing

Dungeons & Dragons is life-saving

Earlier this year, it struck me to the core that my quality of life has changed…
StoryShop has let me down, so I’ve found something better

Last November, I related my bubbling and excitable story that StoryShop was the perfect tool for…
Detroit: Becoming Human | The Concept of Freedom Applied to Robotics

You know what’s awesome? Viewing the human condition through the lens of artificial intelligence that we have…
What do librarians even DO anymore?

When I announced to my previous employers that I was leaving them to work in a…
The Carrow Haunt | Audiobook Review

If you’ve floated around this blog long enough, you might know that I love good voice…
How to Start Playing D&D for the Total Noob (aka: Me) • Part 2

So, based on the last post I did, you’ve got your setting, you’ve got some friends,…
How to Start Playing Dungeons & Dragons for the Total Noob (aka: ME) • Part 1

So You Want to Start Playing Dungeons and Dragons, Aye? I’ve only played D&D once before,…
Mass Effect: What Would A Matriarchy Look Like?

Mass Effect is a great game series but it failed to create a non-gendered alien race, let…
We Need More Lesbian Knights

In the wake of being made redundant, hopefully scoring a new job with greater prospects, and forever waiting…
Magical Girls: Internalised Misogyny and Genre Rebirth

Let’s be honest. The ‘magical girl’ trope used to suck when I was a kid, especially…
Getting published: part three

I’m procrastinating by writing this post, let me just put that out there. Click here to read…
Getting Published: part two

Belatedly following on from my last publishing post, about how I met an agent willing to…
Getting Published: Part One

FIRST DATE WITH AN AGENT I’ve done it. I’ve started the journey to publishing my novel,…
Weather Report: The Basilisk in Your Pasta

The South West of England will continue to see frequent and unpredictable bursts of heavy showers…
Meddling in Muggle Theatre

I applied to be a writer for Hogwarts is Here a couple of years ago, and…