Creating a “new normal” for our daughters
Of wolves and deer – a simple image to set things straight In part 1 I talked about how today it is “normal” that women carry a high risk of…
You wear the breasts, and they wear the brazenness
For our daugthers – and our sons! – We need a new “normal” (Part 1) What is our “normal” these days? From the latest discourses and the masses of women…
Battling anxiety – or: Valhalla lies in the Netherlands
Fighting to be writing again – a very personal battlefield I’ve said it before, and you all experince it: sometimes life gets in the way. I had to postpone the…
Viking healing taken a step further
How research into a tricky topic creates magic on the page “Healer – The Gift of Dreams” is the fifth Tale in the Tales of Freya collection of sensual short…
Hoist Anchor on the Old Year
… and Cast Off to a NEW ONE! A huge THANKYOU to my oarsmen and – women: What a (writing) year it has been. 2017 marks the year that I…
Welcome to Mary Wood: “Writing Gritty Content in a Novel”
Guest post by historical fiction author Mary Wood Lovers of gritty historical fiction, I’m happy to announce that my colleague and friend, Mary Wood, is my guest today. I’m part of…
What makes a story sensual – as opposed to just “hot”?
When sex is more than just hot décor We have tons of stories, in book and on screen, which use sex to infuse excitement. Few manage to make the sex…
Cake and the ‘Monk’ – A chat with Jenny Kane
This Friday, the lovely Jenny Kane invited me over for coffee, cake (thanks, Rachel!) and tough questions about who really inspired “Monk – Captured by Temptation” … Read my confession…
Don’t aim for perfect – but ‘voice’
How great art is not flawless Art isn’t clinical. It is not about who gets something into the perfectest shape or form. Flawlessness is only briefly interesting, if at all….
Colour me meaningful – How to dress the sensual
Cover reveal: “The Awakening – Embrace beyond Passion” Today marks the reveal of the second cover in the series Tales of Freya: “The Awakening – Embrace beyond Passion” is now…