The Life of A Trans Sci-Fi Writer

Hi readers! Thanks for taking a look at my first blog post! ‘So,’ I hear you cry, ‘how did you write your first book, Talking to Lobsters?’  (Buy it on Amazon here!)    That’s a great question, thanks for asking it! Well, like a lot of new writers, it was the middle of the pandemic, early 2021, and I was pretty stressed. In addition to Corona, I’d only been out as trans for about a year, and I was in the final year of a languages degree with the Open University.  I’ve always written songs to escape this kind stress. The songs I used to write generally had a sort of weird sci-fi vibe about them, and my favourite part of the song writing process had always been writing the lyrics, so, I thought I’d try my hand at short stories.  I didn’t have a lot of time on my hands due to the other stuff going on in my life, so I utilised the bit of free time that everyone has in abundance... time on the loo!  Yeah, this might be too much information, but for months, I took my iPad to the loo with me