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“You’ll have a tale or two to tell when you come back.” “Can you promise that I will come back?” “No. And if you do, you will not be the same.” - Gandalf and Bilbo, The Hobbit They’re in the books we read, the films we adore, and even the songs we cherish. Character arcs are the journey a character goes through over the course of their experience. They face challenges and overcome obstacles that shape them. In this blog post, I’ll break down the components of a driven character arc and what...

Southern Tararua Range On 1st April 2025, The Chasm Between Us was released by Tellwell. It has been twelve months since my debut contemporary romance entered the world; a great deal of things have happened between then and now. During the anniversary, I uploaded a series of posts to my Instagram relating to the six lessons I’ve learnt over twelve months of being a first-time independent author. In this blog post, I will elaborate further on each lesson. Upon sending the posts to my friend...

Escapism: a way of avoiding an unpleasant or boring life , especially by thinking , reading , etc. about more exciting but impossible activities (according to the Cambridge English dictionary). In modern-day Western culture, avoiding crises by delving into escapism isn’t uncommon. Many will use alcohol, drugs, sex, partying, and similar forms to get away from the chaos, trying to pretend they aren’t flies caught in a web. Other types of escapism include fiction like books, movies,...