It’s a shame that Hollywood and pop culture depict psychopaths as stark raving lunatics carrying chainsaws. When writing my novella Psycho Girl I spent a lot of time watching films and reading books with psychopathic characters, as well as reading lots of articles and watching videos by psychologists. The truth is, […]
2019
All my blog posts from 2019.
In Which My Situation Feels Ridiculous
If a person has stage one cancer, no one would dare say ‘you’re not sick enough to qualify for treatment.’ They would be told by the doctor that it’s good to catch it early to prevent it from getting worse, and have their illness treated as seriously as someone with […]
I Emailed Liz Jones When I Was Ten
“Writers should read everything.” So said my father, a Tanzanian columnist for their national paper The Citizen. One would wonder why an egalitarian, Labour-voting humanist would buy one of the UK’s least-loved newspapers: The Daily Mail. Aged ten, I knew not of the low-brow, ill-favoured tabloid that makes Guardian […]
The Freedom of Adulthood
Adulthood gets a poor rep. Who wants to do their tax returns, pay bills, go grocery shopping and stay on top of dentist appointments? When we’re in our twenties we’re meant to be figuring ourselves out; hopping between jobs, falling in-and-out of love, paying off student loans and moaning about […]
‘Jill of all Trades’ Author Interview with Kylie Jude
Another interview! Today is with the wonderful musician and author Kylie Jude aka Kylie Kerosene. She shares life as a ‘jill of all trades’ trying to balance the arts… Hello Kylie! Thank you for agreeing to do this interview with me. Tell me a bit about yourself and your creative […]
Author Interview With PD Workman
To celebrate World Schizophrenia Day (yes, it’s a thing) I have an interview with fabulous mystery and YA author PD Workman up here today. One of her books, Looking Over Your Shoulder, features a protagonist with schizophrenia (as does my novella Every Last Thought). Here’s an interview with the lady herself […]