fantasy writer
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My next counselling session is with Alexander (Alex) Southerland from Douglas Lumsden’s Alexander Southerland, P.I. series. From within his tough exterior, Alex started to show some of his inner thoughts and feelings. Only some, though. He wasn’t too eager to delve too deep. The counselling session follows… Assessment Form Name: Alexander Southerland Age: 30 Reason…
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In my next counselling session, I spoke to Lord Sal from J. E. Hannaford’s The Skin (something I will be reading with great interest, having got to know this character just a little bit). Although reluctant at first, Lord Sal did manage to work out what gives him meaning in his life in the end–and…
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As I watched the latest series of The Witcher, I thought to myself, There’s a man who could use a listening ear. And so, here we are: I’m giving a counselling session to everyone’s favourite monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia. On with the therapy! Assessment Form Name: Geralt of Rivia Age: 99 Reason for seeking…
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It’s time for my second counselling session. This one is held with Jase Raion, Crown Prince of Chall from L. Krauch’s The 13th Zodiac book (which has gone straight on my TBR pile). He has a lot of trauma from his past that he wanted to explore. Now for the session… Assessment Form Name: Jase…
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My first counselling session is with Quentin Corinth (better known as Quen) from The Thirteeth Hour by Trudie Skies, a truly brilliant story (and first in The Cruel Gods series) about the world of Chime and the twelve realms of the gods to which it connects. With each realm comes a different race of mortals.…
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Back in November I spoke to my friend and fellow YA author, Cindy van Wilder, about Rape Culture in YA fiction. We recently spoke again about the topic of toxic relationships, which links in with that previous video and goes into further depth on this topic as well as gaslighting in relationships. We discussed how…
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I’ve previously written a similar post to this for fellow author Zoe Walker’s website, but I decided to give it a bit of a rewrite in light of… well, the last 18 months. That previous post was focused on writers and the specific anxieties and self-doubts they may face. I will still focus on those…
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I recently had the pleasure of chatting with friend and fellow author Cindy van Wilder (author of YA fantasy and contemporary, French-language novels – see their website for more information) about the issue of rape culture and toxic relationships prevalent in YA fiction. We spoke about our thoughts on the matter, how we’re navigating these…
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I heard mother’s humming as I pushed through the crooked wooden door of our rundown home. She was on a cushion on the floor beside the fire, my sister’s head on her lap, smiling as she stroked the golden hair that cascaded across her thighs. “Such beautiful hair,” she said. “Had it since she was…
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Back in May, I shared an old short story I’d written in 2002 for a school assignment. It was a story I recall being very proud of and I kept it safe all these years (one of the only early stories of mine I have saved, in fact). Below, you’ll find my re-write of this…
Lucy A. McLaren 