With Eloquence, or Gusto

With the advent of one of Australia's most popular writers releasing the much-anticipated 'Empire of the Vampire' and my inquisitiveness on the case, it dawned on me the disparaging differences in style between authors. Now, I gave Jay Kristoff's 'Nevernight' a red hot go. Those of you playing along in the game of 'what's on…

R U Ok Day, and Asking Questions No One Wants Answers To

In the land down under, we've a strange sentiment when it comes to mental health. A commonly coined phrase, used both sincerely in the older generations, and more so in a sarcastic vein from generation X to now, is: "She'll be right,". There is a day, dedicated to asking the question "R U Ok", to…

The Trouble With Cover Art, and First Impressions: Rivers of London

Ah, the infamous person who reads a million books at once! Last Christmas (I gave you my heart), as my partner and I don't really celebrate it too much, we're into gift giving, but because a lot of family members have birthdays very close to the holiday, we tend to focus more on those instead…

ADITLOAW: So, you want to write a book?

What do you need to write a book? Well, an idea, obviously. When I was just shy of eighteen years old, I thought it'd be a fantastic idea to go to school for writing. Rack up an enormous debt to an education institution, despite (at that age) having the inflated ego of a peacock broaching…

Another turn of the moon… Or sun… Or something…

Another turn of the sun, or rather us around the sun... How does it work again? I'm not sure. I can't remember. With every passing year and the reminder that I was birthed into this chaotic promenade of mewling cruelty I'm reminded of not only my mortality, but my own fragility. Without fail, every year…

Let’s Revisit: American Psycho, an Ego Brush for a Struggling Writer

It's a standing testament that American Psycho (2000) is one of my most favorite films of all time. Christian Bale, being one of my favorite actors of all time (A true Batman/Bruce Wayne) in my humble opinion. I'm still slowly, slowly, reading through the novel. It's been published/in print for 30 years, this year, and…

Overworking and hardly working

Another day, another rant. The days have certainly blended into one. Wake up, buy coffee (yes, I've had to indulge in the liquid gold once again because of my time constraints), skedaddle to work and blubber my way through a 60-80 hour work week, that sometimes doesn't end for weeks. Yes, weeks. And in this…

Content Warnings, yay or nay?

I'm not an easily startled person. My day job, unfortunately, involves a lot of death and things that normal people would puke at, but I'm most certainly not immune to being affected by some of the more grotesque and disturbing things life has to offer. I was having a conversation with my partner-in-crime the other…

So, like, what’s your book about?

I'm not a social person. My spoken English is broken at best, and that's not because I'm uneducated, it's probably more because my accent is mangled, and due to the fact my inner-voice runs ten times the speed my mouth does. It's sort of like that scene from Mean Girls where Kaddy tries to say…

AMA: Describe your perfect hero or heroine…

My greatest fear is the reception of Ember's heroine(s). I say heroines because, well, to be frank, my leading ladies tend to overshadow their male counterparts by a long-shot. I mean, the entire premise of the Raveni lines are women imbued with preternatural strength and the affinity to magic; And the Raveni line are unique…