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...]
Jumping off the Amazon Train
It's been awhile since I've posted, but given the gorgeous image above, and the new tab on the menu on the top of this site (Book Store) you might be able to guess why *grin* Over two months ago I made the decision to create my own store on my site. Why? Because as Amazon grows, the greater its rules and control over its shelves grows. Which is fine, but something I no longer want to be a part of. When I decided to be an indie author, I didn't do it with the intention to be inexplicably tied to the ever growing Amazon empire. At heart, I'm just a scrappy little kiwi, who wants a space of … [Read more...]
I’m BACK! Finally ;p
Hi everyone! Yes, it's been a while and I have been very, very busy, but finally life is beginning to slow down again—and I really appreciate it. As I mentioned on my books' Facebook page (if you follow that) I had my biggest month for work last month. It was reporting season, and if any of you know Finance you'll understand that there is a heap of reporting going on in August, so that was a new challenge and I really enjoyed it. Now I am getting back into everything, trying to balance my life a bit more, and exploring some new ideas. I decided to start learning how to wire wrap … [Read more...]
Email servers and culling the “Cold” subscribers
Last year I made the decision to switch from Mail Chimp to ConvertKit. I’d hit that point where I would have to start paying for Mail Chimp, but I found myself unimpressed with the convoluted methods required to do anything on it. Then, via Mark Dawson and Nick Stephenson’s blogs/podcasts, I came across ConvertKit. From the moment you take your first tour of ConvertKit you can instantly see it was created by a blogger, for bloggers. It is SO damn intuitive. It’s also kinda pricy… which is what made me hesitate until the very last moment. Currently my subscriber count is 3850+ which … [Read more...]
Working towards a new look
I’m very excited to be able to show you all my brand new map of Gar’nyse! This beautiful map (based on my hand-drawn sketch) will feature in the new look paperbacks, and in the next update of the ebooks. You can also find it on its own special page on this site, under the books tab. The spruced up version was created by Robert Altbauer, a talented individual whose site I stumbled across a couple of years ago (been waiting for the free dosh to afford this *lol*). If, like me, you appreciate a beautiful map you should zip over to Robert’s site www.fantasy-map.net , or his DeviantART page … [Read more...]
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