6 Lessons I’ve Learned From the First 6 Book Signings of My Life

Having finally accepted that I’m what you could call a published author, here are a few things I’ve learned over the past year of running around the country with a few brand new books and one ukulele. #1 It’s all about the team. Even though I’m writing about werewolves, and lone wolves are something of […]

30 Things I’ve Learned in 30 Years So Far

Thirty years used to be more than a lifetime a few centuries ago – but it still sure feels like one today. Partially to honor some great people whose birthday life lessons I’ve loved reading in the past few years, and partially to add to the circus that my birthday weekend’s become this year, here […]

“Your Writing Sucks” and the World Still Turns (Survival Tips for Writers)

A few years ago I’ve done something irreversible and inexcusable, something I haven’t managed to gather the courage to even try to apologize for during all the years after. I’ve agreed to read the first draft of a first novel by a very close friend of mine – accepted their trust and the responsibility, which […]

The Unfair Advantage of Being a #Librarian

All a librarian needs is their keyboard – and someone to teach them how to tag if they didn’t grow up with the knowledge at their fingertips – and the world will be theirs for the taking.

5 Things to Love About Mushrooms in Space

It’s been a while since I’ve last been this excited about anything Star Trek. But, 2017 has seen me cry and laugh and root really really loudly for some of the new people we’ve recently embarked upon on a journey with, to boldly go… you know the drill. Since I’ve been burned before, most importantly […]

A Million Generations of Fans

Being late to the party in terms of fandoms can be a tricky thing. What if your favourite (possible) ship has already gone out in a blaze of glory? What if the tumblr side of things has already steered into the acid lakes of hate, flame and basic human indecency? Why would you even dare […]

Timetraveling Writer Wolf

Those coming to the blog for the first time in 2017 might be a tiny bit suprised to see all the old content here – after all, I’ve been larping irregularly at best through the last few years – and those coming back after the two-year break might be a bit puzzled when new posts […]

A Revhead’s Hangover – The Day After Fury Road

Disclaimer: Some people, when they take a sabbatical, announce it on schedule and keep professional about it. Me, I’m just like “here’s three months of radio silence due to work-and-life obligations, hope you didn’t mind too much”. It’s funny, though, what it was in the end that brought me back from the dead… (No copyright […]

The Wolf on Larping in the Great Outdoors

Since this winter seems to be a time of awful weather, unexpected temperature shifts and general emotional blahs, thinking back on the pleasure of outdoor larping seems to be the only logical thing to do. Sure, I like chamber larps and urban pervasive larping as much as the next larper, but there’s just something about going […]

Ready to Rock and Howl in 2015

The beginning of a year, no matter what the number on the date says, is a time of introspection, obsessive coin counting and great and wonderful plans for the 12 months, 52 weeks, 360+ days ahead. And while people tend to view larping as your regular geek hobby, let me say – larpers are notorious […]