Lavinia ThompsonMar 5, 2022Let's Talk about Childfree Women in FictionStop making every female character a mother Any other childfree women and writers who are tired of watching their favourite fictional...
Lavinia ThompsonFeb 20, 2022Rugs aren't permanent - neither is darkness.An interview published in The Paris Review’s spring edition caused me to go into a state of reflection. Author Rachel Cusk discussed many...
Lavinia ThompsonJan 12, 2022January Writing Prompts10: #sixwordstory He wrecked her. She rose again. Image by Catharina77 from Pixabay
Lavinia ThompsonJan 12, 2022January Writing Prompt 9"From The Outside" To live from the outside is to drive headlong into every orange-dusted sunset; a twisting highway with no destination...
Lavinia ThompsonJan 5, 2022January Writing Prompts 4: SurrenderSurrender to the heart which yearns to be unapologetic. Let thunder's brontide awaken recklessness, rumbles across a horizon, rain...
Lavinia ThompsonJan 4, 2022January Writing Prompt 3The Fire within An atrabilious night in which I gave up; scintillating stars somehow melancholic and mopey. The ebony, edacious, devoured...
Lavinia ThompsonJan 2, 2022January Writing Prompts 2Day 2: Angels Fall We can’t all be angels. Even they fall, entangled in white silk, stars and clouds carrying the world when it hits a...
Lavinia ThompsonJan 1, 2022January Writing Prompts 1Say Goodbye It intrigues me how it’s on the days we say goodbye that we remember the little things. I can still close my eyes and recall...
Lavinia ThompsonFeb 28, 2021Monthly Musing: Marketing without KDP SelectPart 3 of my book marketing series. To be exclusive, or not to be? It’s an age-old dilemma for the self-publishing world. There are...
Lavinia ThompsonJan 2, 2021Monthly Muse: Book Marketing Part 1: Author WebsitesWith the upcoming release of “Beyond Dark 1: Belladonna”, I have been immersed in book marketing research. The bane of authors....
Lavinia ThompsonOct 18, 2020Let's Re-connectThis week’s post is dedicated to my friends in my writing group on Discord, the Night Owls. Thank you for being there and being a light...