Murder she wrote

BESTSELLING WRITER GYTHA LODGE TELLS CRIME MONTHLY WHAT INSPIRES HER WRITING

The last time erotica had a moment, Fifty Shades turned bondage into water cooler chat. Now, the genre’s back – only this time, the safe words are spells. But while fans of ‘romantasy’ say the sex is out of this world, what does our collective appetite for so-called ‘faerie smut’ say about the sex we’re really having...or not?

Most writers need some kind of support network, whether it’s from a writing group, mentorship or tutorial group. It’s so important to find the right balance of encouragement, advice, constructive crit

The opening of my first novel Heatstroke came to me in what Stevie Nicks would call a ‘crystal vision’. I was at work, seized by an impulse, and typed straight into an email what are still – give or t

Battle royal: the British novelist tells us how she overcame setbacks

These days, we’re all craving a bit of escapism. And is it any wonder that, for so many of us, it involves losing ourselves in a steamy book? The UK has reportedly seen a huge surge in ‘romantasy’ – r