NaNoWriMo... For those not in the know, it stands for National November Writing Month. Really it is very much an international movement now, but the name is rather catchy just the way it is *grin*. The basic idea of this harebrained scheme is to knuckle down and write a novel in a month. Let's keep in mind that this is the first draft of a novel. Not a perfect, publishable novel. That's a pretty important detail! Can it be done? Well I've written three first drafts in a month (each in one month, not all three in one month - are you insane!?!): Awakening, AfterBurn, and Prometheus. So I do … [Read more...]
Prometheus, A New Dawn – Instagram serial begins today!
Some of you may remember when I shared the first draft of Prometheus here on my blog. Now, as I work on the first draft of the first book in the trilogy that follows Prometheus, I am going to do something similar. Just on Instagram. Piece by piece (Instagram only allows 2200 characters a post), week by week, I am going to share first the completed novel, Prometheus, A New Dawn, then the first draft of Pandora's Curse, Book One of the Bound by Blood Trilogy. It's all super exciting! It starts today at 9am NZ time, which is just under an hour from now. Make sure to follow my Instagram … [Read more...]
Life Updates
It feels like it's been forever since I had a chance to sit down and do this. In my defence, I've "written" lots of posts in my head *lol* I just forget them by the time I regain consciousness (hello grand plans at 2am - anyone else get those?). With a bunch of different projects on the go, I thought I should note them down in a blog post :) Three months back from Singapore (*sob* miss it SO much!) and the weather here is finally starting to get nice. We've switched to daylight saving hours which means it is now bizarrely light at 7.15pm as I type this. And yesterday, I actually had to turn … [Read more...]
IBS friendly Chicken and Leek Risotto
As I've mentioned before my other half has post infection IBS. What this means is he has some severe intolerances to foods that are high in fructose. This means he can experience some really nasty side effects such as, body cramps, migraines, poor sleep, weight gain, weight loss, brain fog, mood changes, and the list just goes on. Many people have IBS to a degree, and they might not even realise. If you personally have found yourself reacting after eating onions and garlic, then there's a good chance that you may have a level of IBS. Fructose can be very hard on the guts! This means I have … [Read more...]
Bee-autiful Bees!
I want to take the opportunity to show off one of the gorgeous products on my store, Book Geek Chic, and to give you a bit of the story behind it. I love bees. Ever since I was little I've always been fascinated by the constant busyness, the fuzzy little funny bodies and the way they fly so curiously. You may have noticed in The Arrival that I have a scene with a funny bee that flies curiously. If you hadn't guessed by now, the product I'm talking about on my store is the geometric bee pendant. When I was little the kindergarten I attended was straight across the road from where my … [Read more...]
Why Book Geek Chic – what about writing??
As always it’s been awhile since my last post. And if you watch my social media accounts, you’ll likely have an inkling as to why. I’ve been working away madly, re-releasing my store Book Geek Chic (BGC) (for technical reasons) and setting up my jewellery store. This is turn has required Instagram accounts for each, and a Facebook account for BGC. It looks like I’m crazy busy at the moment. Which I am. But what about my writing?? For the full explanation we have to dial back to this time last year. When I had been studying my butt off for weeks to apply for the role I now have. This time … [Read more...]
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