To start this off, if you don’t already know I’m addicted to Asian drama, it’s pretty much all I watch, with the exception of shows like The Great Australian Bake-off and Grand Designs. The terribly dramatic storylines, epic costumes and preponderance for fantasy is like catnip for this author; I can turn my brain off, … Read more
I hate going to the dentist. It’s the high-pitched whine of the drill that does it, and those little needles they use for the local anaesthetic just top it off; that crunching they make when they go in the roof of your mouth *shudder*. Anyway, I had to visit the tooth doctor the other week … Read more
Just a quick update to let you know the short story, Reprisal: A Tale of the Light, is now available on all retailers. A single slip. A night of terror. Elouise is a dutiful wife, a good mother, and a witch, but in this time of superstition, when men of power incite fear and the … Read more
About a year ago, a reader asked me if I would be interested in taking their ideas/words and publishing them under my own name. Their reasons for this were that they: wanted to remain anonymous thought that using my audience (aka. you) would boost their reach. Here’s my response. Thanks for the question. It’s a … Read more
Chapter 2 of Demons & Battleskirts is here Read the new and expanded version on Patreon! Plus, get a free copy of Cold Between Stars, by becoming a Patron at the Behind The Scenes tier before 16 February 2021.
A very brief excerpt from Echo Between Worlds, coming mid-2021. We drift, our engine turning cold. Not cold enough to freeze, but no longer the blaze needed to power the thrusters on our back. We remember drifting, it is familiar to us, conjures memories from the part of us that is fleshy, a time of … Read more
Dark Between Oceans is here! I had a lot of fun writing Dark Between Oceans, and a few of the scenes kinda blew my mind. I was typing away and it was like my fingers had taken over from my body and this crazy stuff was coming out**. At first I was like “this isn’t … Read more
Woohoo!!! I’m excited. Are you excited? Early reviews have been fabulous, and I’m really stoked that I’ve managed to (pleasantly) surprise people. In the words of one reviewer: Whatever you expected, whatever you thought might happen to Kuma forget it all. Iffet Burton, Goodreads.com Read below for a sneak peek. Chapter 1 I don’t know … Read more
In a recent Ask Me Anything, I was asked by a first-time author how to write a query letter. Here’s my response. Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive guide to query letters, but it’s a place to start. To fine-tune your letter, I recommend researching what your target publishers and/or literary agents are looking for, … Read more
BELINDA: Tell us about Aleesha, what makes her an antiheroine? ALISON: Aleesha is a survivor. She’s had to fend for herself on the streets since she was six years old in one of the roughest parts of a dystopian city. She’s been abused, learned to fight in order to be able to defend herself and … Read more