Talking The Midnight Factory with Writing.ie

I recently spoke with Writing.ie about The Midnight Factory, the first book in the Shimmerfall Trilogy.

The conversation explored how my background in social psychology shaped the story’s world—a near-future society defined by surveillance, inequality, and the human search for connection. We also talked about why dystopian fiction remains such a powerful way to ask difficult questions about who we are and what we value.

You can read the full interview here:👉 Read the full feature on Writing.ie

“Did you see the hanging ” That’s how The Midnight Factory begins — with a question that sets the tone for a story about power, identity, and resistance.

(Published on Writing.ie, Interviews section.)