Natasha Sinclair's Blog, page 4
November 6, 2023
Learn and Revise
In October, I posted on my social media about my decision to pull A Life of Suicides (one of my first published books) from print.
This wee book is going through revisions and edits now. I knew I’d be mortified as soon as I looked at it! And again, I apologise to my readers for the errors. I’ve been on a continuous journey of learning and refining my craft(s), with much improvement since that book was published in 2018.
If you picked up A Life of Suicides before it was pulled, I’d like to ...
October 10, 2023
Exposure or Taking Advantage
There is an increasing expectation for free art (visual and written) in exchange for (often mythical) exposure. Hell, I’ve been asked for it. And in early people-pleasing naivety, I’ve done it. Now, with a fair bit of experience, I have to ask (as should you if approached),
dae a look like a’m buttoned up the back?
How can one claim to value and support artists, yet expect to be given it (often to sell) for free?
This work in exchange for exposure does not support artists; it takes adva...
October 6, 2023
October Markets
These are the markets where you can find me loitering behind a table this month. If you fancied picking up a wee book or two direct from me, you know where to find me. I’ll have some framed art prints and a few original framed OOAK pieces as well. As always, I carry limited hardcovers to events, so if you want any of those, you are welcome to order in advance to avoid disappointment. Just drop me a direct message / email.
Titles that I’ll have on hand:
#BeBrazen Autumn Equinox Ed...October 5, 2023
Ghost
It’s October already, and, I’ve been saying this for a few years now and will echo again—time is a slippery beast, and it’s quickening intensely.
I wonder if it, too, is the ‘season’, like my elongated season of being sick. As a mother of young, fast-developing, high-energy, curious kids, the daily pace is rapid, and I always feel like I’m spinning too many plates. My bones hurt from it. I don’t have someone to comfortably hand a few plates to—their breaking is a certainty. And ...
September 9, 2023
Equinox Release
Since coming together with a ‘simple’ idea to collaborate and write a novel, Natasha and Ruthann have made that one task into a Brazen Beast. She …
Equinox Release
August 29, 2023
Creativity Under a Blue Moon
On Wednesday, August 30th 2023, we’ll again be treated to the dynamic energies of a powerful “Blue Moon.” The second of two full moons within one …
Creativity Under a Blue Moon
August 25, 2023
Book II from Brazen Folk Horror
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Book II from Brazen Folk Horror
July 14, 2023
Intermission…mostly
From the dust of creative frenzy, there was a little impromptu reading of the prologue from Delevan House by Natasha over in TikTok. Here it is …
Intermission…mostly
July 8, 2023
Pardon our Dust (faerie and otherwise)
For the next eight weeks or so, Natasha and Ruthann will be locked away building on the world and characters we designed in Delevan House. The …
Pardon our Dust (faerie and otherwise)
July 2, 2023
It’s July already!
As we enter the 7th month of 2023, and I realise that my next module results for my degree are due this month, I’m pausing for a quick recap of the year so far. I’m pausing, not panicking.
Health-wise, I hate to admit that it’s been another trying year. Since contracting covid last July, then again in January, my lungs have struggled, and fatigue has plagued my body and mind. Of course, the nature of my life—caring for and educating young children, caring for the adopted animals, and running ...
