The Birth of A New Book

The House of Little Sisters, published by Penguin Random House SEA A lot has happened since my last blog post. You’re reading this post in my new website. I finally handed the job of creating a website to a web-magician. His name is Jared Lim. You’re...

Silencing the Female Voice … no more

Crispijn de Passe the Elder (1564-1637), Tereus cutting out the tongue of Philomela c. 1600, Pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash; indented for transfer | 7.2 x 13.0 cm (sheet of paper)Royal Collection Trust, acquired by George III, King of the United Kingdom...

Painters of Colour

André DerainHenri Matisse 1905 Tate© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2021 Fauvism is an art movement that was started in the 20th century by a group of artists who felt that vibrant and complementary colours, and painterly skills such as strong brush strokes were more...

The Storyteller’s Tool Kit

Where do I get my ideas from? Tweet Here, There and Everywhere.  Random image of tentacles taken at Pompeii Welcome story geniuses. I thought I’d write a post about the storyteller’s tool kit. Like most toolkits, you’ll see that my toolbox is filled with the...

Writing Believable Characters

If you’re tired of hearing that your character must be believable, I don’t blame you. I’m tired of reading it, too, in ALL the writing blogs I read on how to write believable characters. So, I’ll spare you what you already know and talk about why credibility is...