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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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  • Today I have another author interview to share. I met Bláithín through the Feed My Reads community and am pleased to share my interview with her below! Hello! So, first of all – tell me a little bit about yourself! Hi! I’m Bláithín O’Reilly Murphy. My Irish name means little flower in English. I’m a

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  • A third author interview in two days–I’m on a roll. Over to S. J., the next author we’ll be meeting! Hello! So, first of all – tell me a little bit about yourself! Hi! I am S. J. Krandall. I was raised in NJ where I still reside with my husband and two sons. I

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  • My next author interview is with Erik Meyers. Over to you, Erik! Hello! So, first of all – tell me a little bit about yourself! Originally from Connecticut in the U.S., I’ve been living in Europe for over 20 years, mainly in Germany. Currently, I live in southern Germany on beautiful Lake Constance, not too

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  • I’m back for a new series of author interviews! First up, we have Matthew Arnold Stern. Without further ado… Hello! So, first of all – tell me a little bit about yourself! I’m a native Southern Californian and grew up in the San Fernando Valley. (I’ve never heard anyone there say, “Gag me with a

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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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