Yelen & Yelena Little bit of a departure form my normal fare, but I'm writing a second-world dark fantasy novella(?) called Yelen & Yelena. It's the Beauty and the Beast story of my heart, with two aromantic central characters, a curse that can't be broken, and monster sex. It started off just for fun, but… Continue reading #AmWriting: Dark Fantasy Fun
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New Ko-Fi Post: Yelen & Yelena
New post on Ko-Fi for all supporters - anyone who has bought something from my shop (over £1.99) or tipped me in the last 30 days, as well as all Ko-Fi members, can access this. This is the first chapter of the 0draft: it's just something I'm playing with. It's about 14K now, I don't… Continue reading New Ko-Fi Post: Yelen & Yelena
The Crows: Teaser
Extract from Chapter 3 of The Crows, introducing RICKY PORTER and his lovely childhood toy, GERALD. CW: mild gore, horror, strong language, Gothic vibes FEATURED IMAGE: A detail from Thomas Brown's original illustration for The Crows 18 April It had been a bloody awful day. His farsight was on the wane, as it usually was… Continue reading The Crows: Teaser
The Crows
Introducing my WiPMy work in progress [WiP] is a paranormal novel full of mystery, suspense and romance, set in a coastal town in the south of England. It's essentially a gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty meets Beauty and the Beast/Stephen King's Rose Red, with a weird romance element. While I've classified it as 'paranormal', I think it… Continue reading The Crows
Beauty and the Beast Stories
Modern Perspectives on a Tale As Old As TimeThere's been a lot of discussion around the live action Beauty and the Beast [BB] film re: Stockholm Syndrome and whether Belle is a role model figure or not. I'm not going to go into that here - I think there's lots of ways retellings can go… Continue reading Beauty and the Beast Stories
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