DISCLAIMER: While this blog will not feature any sexually explicit content, my writing does deal with mature themes that are intended for 18+ audiences only.
Hey, I’m Max! Hailing from the Land Down Under, I’m a twenty-one year old aspiring writer, artist, and all-round lover of the eccentric.
In my desperate attempt to rekindle the dying embers of my creativity, I’ve come to seek refuge here, in the Tumblr writing community! While I’m mostly known for being an artist online, I am fairly new among writing circles, and it’s been a good few years since I’ve made any original writing of my own. So I’m hoping that, by engaging with more people who are passionate about writing, I’ll garner the motivation I need to finally get my projects off the ground!
My writing-related interests include having:
A propensity for dabbling in long-winded, pretentious prose, dripping with affectation and garnished in sarcasm.
An eclectic taste in literature: I love genres of all sorts! Speculative fiction is my go-to, but I specifically enjoy New Weird fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, horror of practically all kinds, as well as mystery and crime fiction.
A shameless tendency for writing sad, pathetic men in the midst of existential dread, and;
An unwavering desire to break the conventions of storytelling, one grueling draft at a time. :’) The weirder the stories, the better!
What should you expect from my writing?
I love character-driven stories, so those tend to be the focus of my work. I especially enjoy exploring the processes of thinking my characters go through to justify their actions, which makes morally-ambiguous characters some of my favourite types of characters to write and read.
My settings tend to be dystopic, severely-skewed from the narrator’s perspective, or otherwise otherworldly. I mean, the setting almost always ends up being Earth, just… Earth, but five steps to the left.
Many of my works aim to add a bit more diversity to queer writing and storytelling, with an emphasis on attempting to capture queer experiences that are not often depicted in media.
MY REVOLVING DOOR OF WIPs
PANTOMANIA - New Weird | Mystery | Crime
After seven years of being made subservient to the whimsical tyranny of Chaos Vega and Dr. Entropy, the city of Goetia feels a sudden shift in the air. An election, a high-profile murder, and a palpable restlessness in the criminal underworld seek to threaten our beloved villainous duo.
Mystery Madhouse - Satire | Comedy | Mystery
Offered one final chance to work at Bozo’s Carnival, two clowns are landed a job at the newest and hottest attraction in town - the Mystery Madhouse. When people who visit the Mystery Madhouse start to go missing, however, Pip and Zaz have to do everything in their power to not lose their jobs.
G4Y GUY & STR8 GURL - Satire | Comedy
A series of short comic strips about idiot coworkers who engage in a petty rivalry.
NOVELS / MISCELLANEOUS WRITING PROJECTS
The Curse of Enigma - Sci-Fi | Dystopian
In a world where humans evolved to read minds, what does it mean to have a mind that cannot be read? Born with a severe form of aphantasia, wherein all forms of perceivable thought cannot be conjured, Professor Katsuki Mori utilises his skills in cryptophantology to uncover the mysteries of human thought.
Juvenile Love - Anthology
A personal project in which I analyze and rewrite my old creative writing stories. This is intended to be a writing exercise for myself, but I’ll share any stories or analyses that I find particularly worth commenting on.
I love making new friends and talking about anything and everything to do with writing and art, so please don’t be afraid to talk to me!
