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March 10, 2021
Free Books for All - To Get You Hooked!
Free Reads
Greetings, lovely people. I hope 2021 is going well for you and things are looking up after the garbage fire that was 2020. 💖
I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce/remind everyone of the free books I have available out there, which are (mostly) shamelessly trying to get you hooked on the series they are part of.
N.B. On Amazon these books will be price-matched to free where that is possible. I apologise if Amazon does not price-match in your region, but ...
February 17, 2021
Guest Post - Podcasting - Why - What - How
The wonderful Ronel Janse Van Vuuren aka Ronel the Mythmaker has a fabulous website and blog where she has all sorts of wonderful articles about all aspects of publishing and self-publishing as well as some fabulous books.
She very kindly invited me to guest post about podcasting, since I have been focusing a lot of effort on my podcast: Virginia Waytes Sexy Stories Check out all the details of the podcast at my alter-ego's website VirginiaWaytes.com.
And check out my guest post about why and how ...
December 27, 2020
Recipe: Turkey (or Chicken) Bake with Mushrooms - Great for leftovers
Turkey (or Chicken) Bake with Mushrooms Great for leftovers
Greetings one and all, it's been a while hasn't it. I've been focusing on VirginiaWaytes.com for the last few months. I hope you have missed me
September 16, 2020
Recipe: Set Chocolate Mousse #GlutenFree #EggFree
Set Chocolate Mousse
This recipe is easy, delicious and very versatile. I made it last weekend for my family and it went down very well with everyone but my mother, but she doesn't like dark choc, so not really surprising. Might want to make the milk choc version for those with a sweeter tooth. Next time I plan to add a little orange liqueur to spice it up a bit.
July 9, 2020
Youtube Journey Part 2 - Adobe After Effects & InDesign - My Crash Course
Youtube Journey Part 2Adobe After Effects & InDesignMy Crash Course
I was going to do this yesterday for Writerly Wednesday, but I was distracted by making birthday cupcakes for a friend. So today it is!
Now I threw together a banner and a logo for the my shiny new YouTube channel, Tales With Tasha , in Photoshop pretty sharpish as soon as I set it up, but I knew doing anything for actual vids would be harder.
When I started out I knew two things:I didn't just want to film me reading things. I want ...
July 3, 2020
Free Fiction Friday - The Cop, The Vampire, and National Security by Natasha Duncan-Drake
Free Fiction Friday The Cop, The Vampire, and National Security by Natasha Duncan-Drake
It is the first Friday in July which can mean only one thing - Free Fiction Friday!
Every month we offer our subscribers a free short story for them to download at their leisure. We upload it in the following formats, so there is something for everyone: PDF ePub Mobi AZW3 The links are also placed in the final welcome email to our newsletter, so anyone who joins up after ...
June 24, 2020
My Shiny New Youtube Channel #WriterlyWednesdays
Now as I mentioned in last week's writerly Wednesday post, I have decided I need a Youtube channel. So I have been thinking about it all week and trying to plan, which involved a lot of watching Youtube vids on how to set up a Youtube channel etc.
June 17, 2020
The Social Media Minefield #WriterlyWednesdays
The Social Media Minefield Writerly Wednesdays
So yesterday I went to a very enlightening event run by my old school's Alumni association - don't worry, it was a Zoom event. It was hosted by one of the old girls who is now a social media professional and she had some great insights.
We all know that a social media presence is vital for most businesses these days, especially we indies trying to get along in the great bit pond of sharks. So I thought I would write up my take-aways from the session. ...
June 9, 2020
Recipe: Tangzhong Milk Bread - Delicious White Bread with a Great Shelf Life
So I have been making this recipe for three weeks now and it is fabulous. This makes 2 loaves and it keeps for up to a week in an airtight container. That's if it lasts that long. However, it's a little tricky because it's a very sticky dough so I have a couple of tips. Use a stand mixer or specialised dough mixer if possible - I use my Kitchen Aid with the dough hook attachment. If you need to do it by hand, oil is going to be your friend, because using flour w...
June 1, 2020
Recipe: Delicious Chicken & Rice - #InstantPot & #StoveTop Instructions
Delicious Chicken & Rice
Instant Pot or Stove Top
This is a recipe I only tried last week and it has become one of my husband's favourites and I love it too. Possibly not quite as much as he does, but it is very yummy. It is also so very easy and can be made in the Instant Pot (or other pressure cooker) or on the stove top.
serves 2 (just up the amounts for more)
Ingredients6 mini breast fillets (chicken tenders) cut into bite sized pieces ~300g - breast would work well too, but thighs might need a ...
