Columns: Tag – Gabriel
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Is anal sex okay?
Dear Gabriel,
My lover wants to enjoy anal sex with me. Yuck! Should I? How? Will I enjoy it?
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Rekindle sex life
Dear Gabriel,
My husband and I met and got pregnant, just about that quickly. Now we have three small kids and we’re always tired. We never seem to go out, let alone have sex. I’m about to turn 29 and I’d like to rekindle my sex life. What should I do?
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The more we change the more we stay the same
My character seems sad and lonely in her middle age, I wonder if this will put readers off?
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Dream work
My character likes interpreting dreams - is this possible?
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It’s on/it’s off
Why would a character start relationships so intensely then end them so dismissively six months later?
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Struggle heroes?
How do I understand why my character gets involved in politics?
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Border crossing
Gay love across the colour line - is this just too complicated to depict?
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In sickness and in health
Is celibacy normal?
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Holding on
Would a mother lie about being terminally ill?
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Fashion phoenix
Do you think that basically someone just has to want something really badly to make it work out for them, or is it about luck and meeting the right people at the right time?
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Lost on survivor island
Do people revert to type under pressure or do they change and evolve into someone/something else?
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Food for thought
Why should my foodie character be a pain in the butt?
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To each his own
Why would someone in the world of theatre keep an HIV diagnosis a secret?
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Stormy weather
I’m interested in writing a novel which is aimed at teenagers and which tries to express some of the turmoil of the teenage years.
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Bonded for life?
Is sibling rivalry inevitable?
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Yin/yang?
Do you think men and women can rise above their socialisation, or do they inevitably act out what they learnt from family and community?
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Terminating therapy
Would a client take revenge on a therapist?
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Older love
The lead character in my (still embryonic) novel is an older woman, of a certain age (ok she’s 60) who is still looking for Mr Right.
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Mirrors anyone?
I think my character is turning out to be a bit of a narcissist and this is beginning to bother me.
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Going green
My lead character is driven by jealousy to do terrible things, as he discovers that his partner is cheating on him.