If you can pull yourself away from the Lyrca element of social media, there’s a soft-sell online advertising that authors of fiction can use for their work. It’s called Instagram. The soft-sell approach is just as important for online promotions as the hard-hitting direct ones. I’ve found that new followers come from every corner of […]
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Back to the renovation dust, tools, timber and half-finished kitchen plans. After a brief break, the house project resumes with wiring, wall removal, ceiling work, sink hunting and a visit from Alex, whose wooden sword briefly steals attention from the chaos of rebuilding a home one messy stage at a time.
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Alcohol has long stood beside human progress, creativity, and bad decisions. But beneath the laughter sits a darker question: does drinking distort truth, or reveal it? If alcohol loosens the inner beast, then civility may be less natural than we think — and humanity may be in deep trouble.
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RSS can hide more readers than a website owner realises. This piece looks at anonymous subscribers, unseen downloads, stripped-back feeds, and the strange discovery that people may be reading your work regularly without appearing in your usual stats, comments, emails, or subscriber lists.
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A sexless marriage can feel like a private sentence no one else sees. The excuses change, but the rejection stays. In this blunt personal reflection, Michael Forman writes about desire, forced celibacy, emotional isolation, and the painful imbalance that forms when one partner quietly controls intimacy for both.
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Is it fair to talk about rights in a sexless marriage? This companion post to The Dirty Rabbit Hole Podcast asks where consent, monogamy, rejection, honesty, grief, and the right to leave intersect when one partner no longer feels wanted but is still expected to remain faithful.
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Story endings matter. They don’t need to be neat, happy, or comforting, but they should feel earned. This piece looks at why some endings fail, why readers search for closure, and how a final page can satisfy, unsettle, or deliberately leave one last question behind.
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The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale has begun! Thousands of discounted ebooks across every genre are waiting to be discovered—including my SEETHINGS trilogy. If psychological suspense, hidden motives, betrayal, and sinister twists are your kind of fiction, July is the perfect time to dive into a dark new read.
Thousands of Great Reads. Three Very Dark Ones On Sale Now. Read More »
Influencer culture has turned public places into private stages. Gyms, planes, cafés and restaurants are no longer shared spaces but backdrops for self-importance, outrage and free exposure. This scathing post takes aim at the entitlement behind the camera and asks when being watched became mistaken for doing something worthwhile.
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