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I am SO excited to be sharing the delicious cover of my debut graphic novelThe Victors, illustrated by Beth Fuller and publishing in the UK and Australia with Walker Books on 7th May (175 days!) I adore this cover so much, from the bi flag colours to the intricate cityscape details – and the littleContinue reading “Cover reveal for The Victors”

I’ve recently been asked to participate in quite a few academic interviews about my work, so I wanted to compile a list of all the academic publications that reference my climate fiction activism. These papers discuss Green Rising, The Quiet at the End of the World, The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, An Unauthorised FanContinue reading “Academic Publications Citing Wren/Lauren James novels”

Back in October I took part in a writing residency where I wrote a whole 14,000 word solarpunk short story in the view of the public at the University of Birmingham. I wrote a far-future story about a crime that happens on the maiden voyage of the first transatlantic train, inspired by Murder on theContinue reading “New short story – Anarchy on the Atlantic Express”

The Starlight Watchmaker and The Deep-Sea Duke are being published today in America with Union Square Books , so I thought I’d reshare an essay I wrote in 2019 about them. The sci-fi genre can be incredibly hard to get into for new readers. Books tend to be 500+ pages long, with lots of denseContinue reading “Writing a ‘readable’ novella for dyslexic readers”

With World Book Day coming up, I thought I’d share some info about my available workshops and talks. I’m very happy to visit schools and universities, either in person or via Zoom, to discuss writing, queer representation, using real science in stories, and how to engage hopefully with climate issues.  I visit schools very regularly,Continue reading “School and University visits”

Whenever I’m asked how I write, my immediate response is always: using outlines! I can’t write a single word without a detailed plan – sometimes reaching lengths of ten or more pages. When I’m not trying to keep control of the entire plot in place in my head, it frees up mental space to thinkContinue reading “How I Write”

Last June I was commissioned by the West Midlands Readers Network to meet with Warwickshire Pride’s book club and quiz them about what they’d like to read the most. I then went away and wrote a short story to fit their demands! They wanted to read about trans+, poly characters in their twenties and thirties,Continue reading “New Anthology Story + Sparks Program”

The best advice I’ve been given as a writer always comes from my agent. She reads my first drafts in their truly terrible initial form. Every time she identifies a key weakness in my writing, whether that’s making sure each scene serves a purpose, varying my sentence structure more imaginatively, or avoiding describing all ofContinue reading “The Best Advice I’ve Received as a Writer”

Dianna Wynne Jones. Lois McMaster Bujold. Susannah Clarke. Madeline Miller. Mary Robinette Kowal. N. K. Jemisin. Naomi Novik. Becky Chambers. Ursula K Le Guin. Just a few of the female authors of science fiction and fantasy who’ve crafted the genre into what it is today. Science fiction has been sculpted by women, from Margaret Cavendish’sContinue reading “Great Minds”