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September 15, 2020
Inklet #42 – A Sci Fi Double Issue
So, Inklet #42 came out this week, hurrah! It’s a double issue with two (very) short stories in it, The Claustrophobia Of Loneliness and Adam, Be A Star.
On the moon, the sole survivors of a terrestrial plague keep each other company.
But when you have the whole moon to fill, two is a very small number.
Can they persevere, for the sake of the human race, their lives—and their sanity?
A very short story about the crushing loneliness of depression, and the need for human connectio...
September 14, 2020
About Time For An Update
Phew. Okay. The blog still exists. The power still works. Water hasn’t gone mouldy in the sink. Good good.
In other words, HI HOW ARE YOU LONG TIME NO POST?!?!?!
The last month has been kind of… tumultuous, and keeping my head on straight has taken pretty much all of my energy. However, things seem to be clearing a bit now and I feel like I can come up for air 
September 6, 2020
Made-it Monday: Sketchy Sketchy
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!
So, I got some gorgeous copic ciao markers a few weeks ago and h...
August 23, 2020
Made-It Monday: More 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!
More cake this week! This one’s from exactly a week ago, again f...
August 20, 2020
Every Movie Trailer Ever: A Perfect Formula
So, this is grand. How To Make A Blockbuster Movie Trailer. I love all the comments where people are like, “I can’t believe I’m so hyped now for a movie that doesn’t even exist!” :’D
What cool things have you found this week?
August 16, 2020
Made-it Monday: Lemon Meringue 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! Or, well, actually a few weeks ago for a friend’...
July 26, 2020
Made-It Monday: Diagrams For The Mapping Book
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!
Lots of fun this last week playing with my new copic markers. Th...
July 13, 2020
Special On Editing & Formatting
While some writers have struggled to maintain their writing during this crazy time period, some others are having a rush of productivity as they escape into their writing. This post is probably more for the latter 
July 12, 2020
Made-it Monday: Colouring Pages
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!
Some colouring pages I did for The Black Kookaburra’s recent Kic...
July 9, 2020
Laughing Foxes Are Kind Of Creepy, TBH
Honestly, if you haven’t a) been around foxes or b) spent hours researching them on YouTube for a book you’re writing (hi, I’ll let you guess which one applied to me), you will be SHOCKED by the sheer, amazing range of noises they can make. Especially creepy noises, ermagersh.
Anyway, today, in honour of the fact that I’ve finished packing A Fox Of Storm And Starlight Fan Kits (just waiting on the snacks now, wheehee!!), have a short lil video clip of some (creepily) laughing foxes 
