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February 18, 2021
My Absolute Favourite Resource On Story Structure
Middles are hard, y’all.
For many, many years and many, many stories, I really struggled to know WHAT went in the middle of a story. Like, yeah, okay, it’s supposed to exacerbate the conflict. It’s supposed to complicate things. It’s supposed to get the protag. to the climax and there should be a reversal in the middle. I know.
I know. I KNOW.
Did this help navigate the middle any more than a completely blank page?
Well, marginally. But it wasn’t until I watched this lecture by M...
February 16, 2021
If You Love Socks…
A quick promo, because what is love if not promoting the creative works of your Significant Other 
The Black Kookaburra is running their next Kickstarter campaign, this time for enamel pins AND socks.
The pins are based on the design that we did for the A Fox Of Storms And Starlight Fan Kits, only this time as well as foxes, you can also snag a unicorn or a dragon – AND you can get the designs as either a pin or as socks
And trust me, the socks are AMAZING. We got sample pairs many,...
February 15, 2021
New Release! The Witch Blue Universe Is Finally Here :)
Whee, excitement!
Rush Job is out today! (Or maybe tomorrow if you’re in the US time zones…) Yay! This is my fun lil sci fi heist, set in the ever-popular-but-as-yet-unpublished Witch Blue universe. Well, hurrah! It’s now finally a published universe! Ha.
If I get time this week, I’ll make up a pretty lil graphic that shows – FOR THE FIRST TIME – the link between magical abilities and Myer-Briggs personality types. I put a lot of effort into designing it, and so far it’s been the rea...
February 14, 2021
A Bit Of A Sneaky Made-It Monday… O:)
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
Sooo, a bit of a sneaky Made-It Monday today, because really the...
February 10, 2021
A Giveaway To End The Week :)
The first issue of Aurealis magazine (Australia’s premier sff magazine, and home of the prestigious Aurealis Awards) is out for 2021, and it features a non-fiction article on vampires by yours truly 
I’m doing a series on the symbolic meaning of a variety of supernatural/paranormal/fantastical creatures for Aurealis this year (although the first one, on mermaids, came out last year), and it’s lot of fun doing the research and digging into the roots of these various beings.
So I thought w...
February 9, 2021
It’s A Sale!
Just a quick note to let you know that all Inkprint Press romance ebooks are on sale for 40% off on the Inkprint Press site right now. You can also buy them direct from me, but you’d have to sort through to find the titles that are included in the sale.
If you want to go straight to the page at Inkprint Press with all the sale titles, click the image below
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February 7, 2021
Made-it Monday: Pokeball Cake
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
Cake this week, from a certain family birthday party. Woo.
I...
February 2, 2021
“January” Garden Tour O:)
Look, I filmed it on the 31st, so it totally counts, okay?
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Inklet Time! The Day The Dog First Called
Yesterday (here, or right now if you’re there) was the 1st of the month, and by now WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS: a new Inklet! Yay! *confetti*
The strange visitor arrives in the nick of time, just as Natalie contemplates giving in to the feelers of darkness that surround her.
She can stay strong long enough to entertain a guest. But after that? Who knows.
A hopeful tale for everyone beset by the Black Dog.
Grab it now in ebook or in print, or pick up a copy direct from me at Ink...
January 31, 2021
Made-It Monday: A Charmander :)
Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!
Le child’s birthday party impends and thus the house is full of ...
