About
Who is the void?
A writer, a coffee addict and a professional overthinker. Not necessarily in that order.
I'm voidwithcoffee — Void, to friends and to the people who read my author's notes. I write gothic mysteries, slow-burn fanfiction and short stories that feel like a cold draft in a warm room.
I started writing at twelve, in a notebook with a lock that didn't actually lock. It was a terrible vampire story. I still think about it fondly and will deny its existence in court.
Fanfiction taught me everything: pacing, dialogue, and how to survive a comment section. Somewhere between my hundredth chapter and my thousandth cup of coffee, writing stopped being a hobby and became the way I make sense of the world.
I'm inspired by rain against windows, abandoned buildings, old letters, minor-key music, and the specific silence of 3 a.m. Also by spite. Mostly by spite, if I'm honest.
Process
How a story gets made
Step 01
Spark
A single image or line. Usually in the shower. Never near a pen.
Step 02
Mood board
Playlists, photos, a color palette. Procrastination, but make it art.
Step 03
Messy draft
Write it fast and ugly. Do not look back. Looking back is how drafts die.
Step 04
Rewrite
Where the actual story hides. Usually three passes, sometimes nine.
On the shelf
Favourite books
- RebeccaDaphne du Maurier
- The Secret HistoryDonna Tartt
- PiranesiSusanna Clarke
- The Haunting of Hill HouseShirley Jackson
- Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë
A day in the void
Creative habits
- 05:40Alarm. Snooze. Second alarm. Actual consciousness.
- 06:00First coffee. Black, like my plot twists.
- 06:15Write 500 words before the inner critic wakes up.
- LaterEdit. Delete 400 of those words. Make more coffee.
- 02:00Best idea of the week arrives. Notes app. Regret.
“I don't have writer's block. I have writer's buffering. Please wait while the coffee loads.”