The Year of No Holding Back – Who Will You Ask?
The Darkness We Pretend Not to See “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.” — Shirley Jackson People love to say they want honesty in storytelling. They crave raw, unfiltered truth. But let’s be real—what they actually want is a sanitised version of it. A neatly packaged,
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The Darkness We Pretend Not to See “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.” — Shirley Jackson People love to say they want honesty in storytelling. They crave raw, unfiltered truth. But let’s be real—what they actually want is a sanitised version of it. A neatly packaged,
Read MoreDark Matter Is Here – A Love Letter to the Shadows
The Darkness We Pretend Not to See “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.” — Shirley Jackson People love to say they want honesty in storytelling. They crave raw, unfiltered truth. But let’s be real—what they actually want is a sanitised version of it. A neatly packaged,
Read MoreWriting on the Edge of Madness—And Why It Works
Writing on the Edge of Madness—And Why It Works “Some of the most profound truths about us are hidden in fiction.” — Dean Koontz Creativity and madness have long been intertwined. The best stories—the ones that make your heart race and your mind expand—often come from writers who dare to step beyond the veil of
Read MoreThe Fear of Letting Go—And Why You Should Do It Anyway
The Courage to Be Uncomfortable: Writing Without Fear of Retribution “The best stories are always about the people. You can have the most incredible setting, the most amazing plot, but if you don’t care about the people in the story, it won’t matter.” — Matthew Reilly Fear is one of the greatest barriers to creativity.
Read MoreThe Power of Unfiltered Stories: Writing Without Looking Over Your Shoulder
The Courage to Be Uncomfortable: Writing Without Fear of Retribution “The best stories are always about the people. You can have the most incredible setting, the most amazing plot, but if you don’t care about the people in the story, it won’t matter.” — Matthew Reilly Fear is one of the greatest barriers to creativity.
Read MoreFear as a Catalyst: How Dark Matter Uses Fear to Drive the Story Forward
The Courage to Be Uncomfortable: Writing Without Fear of Retribution “The best stories are always about the people. You can have the most incredible setting, the most amazing plot, but if you don’t care about the people in the story, it won’t matter.” — Matthew Reilly Fear is one of the greatest barriers to creativity.
Read MoreThe Courage to Be Uncomfortable: Writing Without Fear of Retribution
The Courage to Be Uncomfortable: Writing Without Fear of Retribution “The best stories are always about the people. You can have the most incredible setting, the most amazing plot, but if you don’t care about the people in the story, it won’t matter.” — Matthew Reilly Fear is one of the greatest barriers to creativity.
Read MoreStories Around the Fire: The Magic of Sharing Dark Tales During the Holidays
Writing Without Chains: Letting Your Imagination Run Wild There’s this perpetual myth about creativity—that it’s born from light, joy, and inspiration. However, ask any writer, ask any artist, ask any musician, and they’ll all say one thing: from darkness comes some of the most powerful art. Not coloured “negative”, at least in storytelling—anger and fear
Read MoreDancing with Shadows: Embracing Your Inner Demons in Storytelling
Dancing with Shadows: Embracing Your Inner Demons in Storytelling “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” — H.P. Lovecraft Do you have Inner Demons? There’s this perpetual myth about creativity—that it’s born from light, joy, and inspiration. However, ask any
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