about me Archives - Alex R Oliver, SF/F Author

Asexual and Agender; My journey to understanding the invisible orientations

It wasn’t until I was in my early fifties that I finally worked out that I was agender and asexual. Figuring out that I was asexual was the easier part of the equation. That really only required coming across knowledge of the orientation. But it …

How to explain to Christian children about being an author of queer books.

Look at this! I was invited to speak at our local Church of England infants’ school by the vicar, some years ago now, and I’ve just discovered the talk I wrote for them. I managed to get most of it out without consulting the paper, …

How Not To Be An Author

A case study in how not to plan a writing career.

Hello from me!

Let me introduce Alex Oliver. It’s me – the author formerly known as Alex Beecroft. I’m still paying tribute to my mum–who as a girl was known as Olive Beecroft–though the ‘r’ on the end is there to make things sound a little easier. For …