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Chloe Ford: Reading romance as a teen was better than sex education

I started my romance reading adventure around the age of thirteen. I’d grown up watching…

Rosaria Munda: Stories Are Like Soup

Don’t rush them. The longer they simmer, the richer and more complex they come out.…

Annaliese Avery: A Brief Guide To The Most Magical Season

When I set off to write a story I often start with a short concept…

Joanna Nadin: Autistic All Along – Reassessing Characters in the Wake of an Autism Diagnosis

I was diagnosed as autistic in the autumn of 2024, a few years after my…

Lindsey Byrd on pulling the world of science and medicine into the world of magic

When I first applied for university, I went to Alfred State College, a SUNY school…

Bryony Pearce: Why do we love myth?

Myths are tales presented as factual accounts, which focus on gods and goddesses and /…

Alex Summers: The importance of seeing yourself in queer literature

If you can see it, you can be it. It’s always been true – but…

Andy Darcy Theo on the found family trope

The found family trope has long been a beloved staple in young-adult books, and for…

Trisha Tobias: What’s In a Name – The Power of Starting Fresh

Honeysuckle and Bone touches on many topics: guilt, shame, grief, secrets. But at its core,…

Maithree Wijesekara: How my work as a dentist has helped me create multi-layered characters in my fantasy world

Writing gore comes easier to me than writing romance. While this is unfortunate from a…

Lauren Bravo: The lure of the chaotic, charismatic fictional family

Forgive me, but Tolstoy was wrong. Happy families are not all alike. Or perhaps the…

Sophie Austin: Victorian Fiction Is More Relevant Than Ever

I’m yet to meet a person that hasn’t read, watched, or at least heard of…