fantasy
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It’s time for another counselling session, this time with my friend Zoe J. Walker’s Emperor Tarquinius Valerius Prisca. I’ve never given counselling to an emperor before… this could be interesting! Read on for the session… Assessment Form Name: Emperor Tarquinius Valerius Prisca Age: 327 Reason for seeking counselling: I am not sure what counselling entails…
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Today, I’m sharing an author interview with Molly Weatherall, who I met through the Feed My Reads network on Twitter. Over to you, Molly! Hello! So, first of all – tell me a little bit about yourself! I am 23 years old from Sheffield in the UK, I am a Middle child (take from that…
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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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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…
Lucy A. McLaren 