Amy Laurens's Blog, page 42
November 4, 2019
Things Are Getting Better
This year has been rough. My health + correlative mental health has been a disaster, work has been busier than it’s ever been before, my husband changed jobs, I was maybe going to change jobs at one point, three of my grandparents died in the last three months, the fourth got really sick ‘suddenly’ (looked sudden, was actually just the result of steadily declining health due to long-term health problems) and we had to race away interstate to go see her last week…….
Yeah. This year has been r...
November 3, 2019
Made-It Monday: Totally Cheating
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!
I’ll be honest, the only thing I’ve made in the last week is edi...
October 27, 2019
Made-It Monday: IT’S A 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!
Quick post today. Most of last week’s creativity was formatting...
October 24, 2019
“The Orchestra In My Mouth”
On the theme of talented people doing talented (and sometimes unusual) things, I present to you Tom Thum, who does not appear to be a human birthed from a fairytale, but who nevertheless possesses some strange and magniferous talents.
Marvel, and sit in awe, all ye regular mortals.
What have you found on the webs this week worth sharing?
Read more:October 20, 2019
Made-It Monday: Sneaky Cover Reveal (Ish)
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!
Yay! Liana has a new book coming out with Inkprint Press before...
October 17, 2019
Guitar Murder (In The Best Possible Way)
Small & Pink has decided that she wants to learn guitar as her instrument when she’s a bit older. To make sure she was 100% with this decision (at least as much as a 4-yr-old can be), we pulled up some videos online and compared with piano and flute, the other two options.
Well. Found this, and all decision making was over. *hearty eyes*
Dude. Guy can PLAY. o.O 
October 16, 2019
On Doing Enough
There’s this glorious big dogwood tree outside my office, and right now it’s in full and glorious bloom. Honestly, it’s stunning. I want to spend half an hour comprehensively photographing it every time I walk past.
On my way out to the carpark yesterday, I overheard one of the head gardeners chatting with a woman who was concerned for the fate of the tree now that building extensions have been announced. The gardener noted that a tree of that size had to be at least 50 years old.
And I noticed...
October 15, 2019
To Dust (New Inklet)
Woot woot, it’s time for a new Inklet! This one is mine, a post-apocalyptic story in a world with both technology and magic. Imber has a magic box that might stop the war against the zombies… but she has no idea how to use it.
The stinking, rotting Maliche devour the world, one city at a time, taking death away from humanity and replacing it with a shambling, eternal half-life.
Imber holds the box, a magic box, that may be the key to the Maliche’s destruction.
If on...
October 14, 2019
WORDS, PEOPLE. WORDS ARE HAPPENING.
Randomly, and on random projects, but OMG you guys, I FINISHED A STORY LAST WEEK, YOU GUYS.
It’s the one that I posted the intro to here as a Made-It Monday, and it chronicles Becca and Dane’s first date. Becca and Dane are the MCs of #SekritNovel, for which there are snippets around about the place, and for which you can see some character inspo pics here. Loosely speaking, Becca is the woman on the right in the top row, and Dane is the man on the right in the bottom row. You know. Loosely...
October 13, 2019
Made-It Monday: 2020 Inklets
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!
Holidays are over, but HURRAH SO IS THE PREP WORK FOR THE 2020 I...
