Eve McDonnell, kidlit author, does a DM chat with me on how to use a story’s setting for emotional impact.
DM’terview with Pádraig Kenny: Writers & their audience
Pádraig Kenny, kidlit author, does a DM chat about writing for readers, holding onto a child’s openness, and monster metaphors.
Two ways to hold on to your writing (and everything else)
It’s hard not to hold on too tightly to everything these days, but it gets tiring…
Covid-time: 5 stages of reading
My reading has gone through some very distinct stages since the pandemic hit. Has yours too?
Goddamn it, I love my kids
Every time we get angry at our kids, what we really want to shout is, ‘Why are you making me feel like this? I hate feeling like this!’
A week of silence
In my late twenties, when I still had my faith and my hair, I spent a week in silence in a monastery…
I am definitely not recommending this.
This ridiculously complicated game doesn’t matter. What matters is what it does for me in these crazy times..
BOOK-SPOILED: Asha & the Spirit Bird
In a spoiler filled interview, author Jasbinder Bilan’s opens up on her creative choices writing Asha & the Spirit Bird…
3 tips on voting for climate action!
Don’t be bamboozled by bulls**t, check out these 3 questions to answer before voting.
Did Christmas fix my manuscript?
After two festive weeks away from my manuscript, I find out today if Christmas magic has somehow improved it…
