Hot off the press and ready for my red pen. The cover reveal will happen next week and, if the publisher is happy with my final...

This week’s subject was staging plays. We were reminded this week that conflict is essential in plays (otherwise the audience will be...

This week’s subject was revealing information in drama. We looked at subtext and exposition. Subtext is the “hidden meaning that lies...

This week we moved from prose to scripts and looked at the craft of the playwright. I received my marked assignment from weeks 1 – 4....

Pumpkin Lanterns CW: Psychosis Mandy screwed the lid back onto her mascara wand and placed it in her velvet wash bag. Without looking...

Having looked at genre in week one and conflict and contract in week two, week three focused on research and revision: rewriting and...

Ribbons is the fourth of a planned five books in the Starblood series, and was published on September 13th 2019 by Vamptasy Publishing...

Perhaps because I spent my formative years reading books by Clive Barker and Poppy Z Brite, I have always felt that LGBTQ has a place in...

My short story “Salon of Lost Souls” included in the collection “Broken Mirror and Other Morbid Tales” is set in a building named Regency...

I am fascinated by the supernatural. When I was younger I used to see ghosts all the time and I suffered from terrible dreams and...

This week I have written four short pieces or fragments from different prompts, including one poem. The first prompt was to adapt a...

October Frights is a blog hop and you will see a list of all participating bloggers, horror and paranormal authors in this post. Please...

This week I have written three short pieces or fragments from three different prompts and edited the first of these. The first prompt was...

I got every author’s favourite email this week – an acceptance letter. My short story “High Tide” will be included in Red Cape...

Book four of the Starblood series came out on Friday 13th September. This blog post includes a video of me reading from the book and...

Last night I had a wonderful time at the Ribbons release part event on Facebook. Ribbons has been selling well and there's already a...

Yes, Friday 13th is release day for Ribbons - book four in the Starblood series. To celebrate books one and two are available for Kindle...

A week earlier than expected my study materials arrived. I've skimmed some of the instructions and discovered that as I progress with the...

Ribbons is book four in the Starblood series and is set to be released on Friday 13th September. Psychopaths shall inherit the Earth. The...

Starblood is a five book dark fantasy/horror series by Carmilla Voiez. Book four - "Ribbons" is available now for pre-order. Release day...