Every now and again the question crops up: why are footy shorts so short?

So, After The Siren. If you’re an AFL fan, you know exactly what I’m talking about. But I thought I’d make a post to explain the title to readers who don’t.

Today, I thought I’d introduce the second protagonist in After the Siren - Jake Cunningham. Some writers talk about how their characters just appear in their brains. I personally always feel more like I’m excavating my characters — it can take me quite a while to get a feel for them. I start with a bit of dialogue, or a scene, and then I gradually work out all the other parts of the character.

Today I’m introducing the first protagonist in After The Siren - Theophilus Bestavros. Theo started his life as a character when I was thinking about what it would be like to have one of those potentially-game-winning, career-defining moments and absolutely stuff it up (I know, cheerful).

Hello, Darcy here! I sat staring at the empty text box for quite a while before I typed that. Then I had to laugh because all I could think of was this scene from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The last time I had a blog was in my LiveJournal days. But, here I am, and I thought I should start by answering some questions about myself, and about my debut novel, After the Siren.