I wanna do bad things with you
True Blood burst onto screens in the late 2000s and, for a lot of us, never really left. Blood, laughs, Jason Stackhouse doing Jason Stackhouse things — here's an appreciation post for the show that still holds up.
Fantasy lovers giveaway 💝
Who’s ready for a pre-Christmas giveaway?
It’s easy-peasey, book lovers!
All you have to do is subscribe to my email newsletter to win copies of my books, The Red Line and The Strange brew, mugs, stickers, or a zip purse.
Some background on ‘The Red Line’
In writing this first installment of The North Queensland Vampire Mysteries, I asked myself questions.
What would happen if….?
Vampire thrills in the tropics coming soon
M. N. Cox's second novel, The Red Line, is coming soon — and it's bringing vampires, a 1997 North Queensland setting, and a detective who's very much undead.
Advice on writing craft and first drafts
Writing is a craft. That means it's something you develop, not just something you either have or you don't. Since 2018, M. N. Cox has completed several first drafts, and every single one taught her something.
My top seven writing resources
After a decade of writing, these are the seven of the most solid resources I actually use.
Manuscript short listed
A North Queensland vampire story set in the late 90s just made the Queensland Writers Centre's Publishable program shortlist. That story is Sarina — and it's one step closer to publication.
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson was born in 1911 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi and dead by 27. Two recording sessions, one guitar, and a sound musicians still can't quite believe came from one man. Up Jumped the Devil doesn't need the myths — the real story is better.
Manuscript longlisted
M. N. Cox's urban fantasy manuscript Sarina — vampires, North Queensland, stakes very much required — has been longlisted for the Queensland Writers Centre's Publishable program.
Heart of a Runaway Girl by Trevor Wiltzen
Mabel Davison is a hard-working single mum running a diner and motel in a depressed highway town — and when she thinks a young Black teen has been wrongly picked up for murder, she speaks up. Loud. Heart of a Runaway Girl is carried entirely on Mabel's shoulders, and she earns every bit of it.