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Shower of Destiny by Natasha Duncan-Drake #FreeFictionFriday #Fantasy #Humour

Shower of Destiny by Natasha Duncan-DrakeFree Fiction Friday
It is once again Free Fiction Friday because we have hit June already (where does the time go?) and it's the first Friday. Every month Soph and I produce a free short story for the members of our newsletter to say thank you for sticking with us. These stories range from ghost stories to sci-fi with paranormal and fantasy in there too, so there is something for everyone.

This month we have contemporary fantasy with a good side of humou...

Amazon KDP Author Copy Paperbacks & Local Promotion

Amazon KDP Author Copy Paperbacks & Local PromotionWe can all cheer - Amazon KDP is finally doing reasonably priced author copies of paperback books, printed in whichever market place you choose, so postage is also reasonable - yay! They are identical to the product customers get when ordering through Amazon itself.

It's really easy:

click on the "..." next to the PAPERBACK ACTIONS choose "Request Author Copies"
Put in the quantityChoose our market placeSubmit the order and it will...

Seeking Guest Bloggers #WriterlyWednesdays

Seeking Guest BloggersGreetings one and all. As the title says, I am seeking guest bloggers to fill some of my Writerly Wednesdays slots in the rest of the year.

Anyone who would like to post anything about writing/editing/publishing/illustration/books/comics is welcome:
AuthorsArtistsEditorsBloggersPodcastersYoutubersWhat I won't take:Advertising only postsPosts with links to nefarious websites (yes I check all links before posting)Anything that promotes hate speech or other illegal content.Ev...

Recipe - Malted Chocolate Cake with Malteser (Malt Ball) Edging

Malted Chocolate Cake with Malteser (Malt Ball) EdgingThis makes a very large cake that will easily serve 12-14 people, depending on their stamina for chocolate. It is also very easy to decorate and make look pretty without any great skill, because I am not good at icing cakes. This is definitely a celebration cake and the malt icing gives a lovely break from the rich chocolate. I've made this cake three times in 2 months :).
Equipment 2 20cm cake tinsgrease proof/parchment papermixerbowlscake...

Recipe - Easy Poached Egg with Italian Spice Mix, Smoked Cheese and Avocado #vegetarian #glutenfree

Easy Poached Egg with Italian Spice Mix, Smoked Cheese and Avocado
So I just made this for my brunch (I forgot to have breakfast, so pushed the boat out to take in breakfast and lunch :)). I cannot poach an egg to save my life, but this method produces a wonderful facsimile with added extras. This recipe is only for 1, but it would be really easy to knock up a bunch of these in advance and pop them all in the water at the same time.

Cooking times are for a soft yolk - if you like yours firmer j...

Dragon Sight by Natasha Duncan-Drake #Fantasy #FreeFictionFriday

Dragon Sight - Free Fiction Friday
Another month is gone, another first Friday of the month has arrived. Which, of course, means free fiction for all our subscribers of the Wittegen Press Newsletter.

If you are not a subscriber, don't worry, it's easy to become one, just pop over to  this landing page for our Newsletter  and pop in your details. We'll also give you 2 totally free eBooks just for joining up, and we pride ourselves on NEVER spamming our members. The password for this mont...

Recipe: Turkey/Soya/Quorn Chilli with Tortilla Crust and Avocado Salsa

Turkey/Soya/Quorn Chilli with Tortilla Crust and Avocado SalsaMade this recipe for tea last night and it was very yummy. We usually have salad on a Monday in the spring and summer, but it was so wet and horrible, I did this instead.

It should feed four, but I can attest to the fact that one person can eat enough of it for 3 because I watched my lovely husband, Rob, do just that last night. He had missed lunch. I used Turkey mince, but this is the kind of recipe where the meat is just a ca...

AtoZ2018 - Z is for ... #MovieMonsters #AtoZChallenge

Z is for ... ZombiesAnd we have reached the end! Well done everyone who had made it to the finish line. Today I have chosen zombies because what is creepier than a walking, rotting dead thing? The last entry if for Pride and Prejudice with zombies, which has a huge spoiler in it - so don't read it if you don't want to be spoiled.
Scariness Rating
The little skulls by their name are my scariness rating as to how monstrous and scary I think the creatures are when seen in their films. 1 skull...

AtoZ2018 - Y is for ... #MovieMonsters #AtoZChallenge

Y is for ...And we reach the penultimate day for the AtoZChallenge. I have three monsters for you today, but, please be warned, the last one is a huge, huge spoiler for the film Identity. So if you haven't seen it and don't want to be spoiled, don't read the last entry :). I've done the old fashioned thing of putting in spoiler space so scroll down carefully to read the rest and head to the bottom to read the spoiler filled last monster.
Scariness Rating
The little skulls by their name are my s...

AtoZ2018 - X is for ... #MovieMonsters #AtoZChallenge

X is for ...Okay, so X is always a tricky letter and I may have had to cheat a little for one of my monsters today, but the other definitely counts. I can't believe April is almost over - where did all the time go? Thanks to everyone who has visited so far.

Scariness Rating
The little skulls by their name are my scariness rating as to how monstrous and scary I think the creatures are when seen in their films. 1 skull (not scary at all) - 5 skulls (very scary) and there is a special ra...