Saturday, March 22, 2025 Public service announcement: Best shower of the trip. Managed to wash…| And Anyways…
Friday, March 21, 2025 This morning, we waved goodbye to Inverness and headed south to…| And Anyways…
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Another cold start before another blue day and some more almost…| And Anyways…
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 It’s another sub-zero start and another beautiful blue day. We’ve been…| And Anyways…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Aaaah the bliss of a shower that: It’s the simple things.…| And Anyways…
Byron Bay has always ranked up there as one of my favourite places to visit. When we lived in Sydney, I used to say I wanted to retire up that way – or, specifically, to Bangalow in the Byron…| And Anyways...
Acquired Book By: When I initially joined this blog tour – I was betwixt and between the medical crises of my mother – from asthmatic attacks to emergency surgery – long before my father was hopsitalised himself this June. It was a medically critical Spring and start of Summer for my family. This is why I pitched the idea of an interview for the blog tour and would follow it with a review of the novel itself – however, the closer the interview came to be revealled the more curious I ...| Jorie Loves A Story
Hallo, Hallo dear hearts! You might be curious where I have been since Wyrd And Wonder concluded – as I had high hopes of getting a lot of wickedly delightful posts ready to share with everyone in the final weeks and days of May. Instead, I was overly exhausted by my Mum’s medical crisis that month and had to let the time run down off the clock and simply rest. I also changed my hours at work for the Summer to have more downtime and to recover my own health and wellness. Meanwhilst, our f...| Jorie Loves A Story
Hallo, Hallo dear hearts! I’m quite wicked happy to have found a new time shift narrative – as these happen to be one of my top favourite stories to read! The entire trifecta of time intrigues me to no end in fiction: time travel, time slip and time shift. Everyone has a different approach to writing them – whereas they are across genres of interest, too! Generally, yes, they are rooted in Historical Fiction but I’ve found them in other genres, too, and the best bit about them is how ...| Jorie Loves A Story
Hallo, Hallo dear hearts! You’ll have to forgive the lateness of this featured extract – Mum’s been recovering from surgery and we had a bit of a set-back this week as we had to v…| Jorie Loves A Story
Exciting news! The Curse of King Midas has just been awarded the Silver Medal in the Reader Views Literary Awards! This marks the third honor this book has received, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to share this moment with you. What Are the Reader Views Literary Awards? The ReaderContinue Reading The post The Curse of King Midas Awarded Again! appeared first on Colleen M. Story.| Colleen M. Story
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me… This is not the first birthday I’ve spent away from home, but it still feels weird, although not in a bad way. Even though he d…| And Anyways...
Monday, March 10, 2025 Woke to the news that while there’d been no damage to our house from the rain storm, Nambour had almost 400mm in four hours, and the op shop Grant manages has been flooded. A…| And Anyways...
Sunday March 9, 2025 Today began grey but turned into an absolute belter of an early spring day. The sort of afternoon when the sky is so blue that all the colours pop. The sort of day when it seem…| And Anyways...
Saturday March 8, 2025 Today was a day of two halves. We spent the morning walking around the town and the 13th century town walls, and the afternoon doing faff all. A bit about Tenby’s history… Te…| And Anyways...
Prince of Wales Bridge crossing the River Severn Friday March 7, 2025 We spoke to both Sarah and the friend who was staying at our house this morning. All was okay, but Cyclone Alfred was due Frida…| And Anyways...
Wednesday March 5, 2025 A foggy start this morning clearing to another bright, sunny day for exploring the North Devon coast. First stop this morning was Lynmouth, which is nestled below a really s…| And Anyways...
Lulworth Cove Monday March 3, 2025 Despite being exhausted I slept badly last night and was awake from 1.30am. I think I was over-tired (what am I, two?), but I was also worrying about Cyclone Alfr…| And Anyways...
Sunday March 2, 2025 When we woke this morning, it was minus something: a crispy frost on the ground. Grant, Jessie and I drove the short distance to Mark Bennett Patisserie at Broadstone for crois…| And Anyways...
In the writing community, there’s this thing called “writing to market,” which means you write what is popular at the time. For example, romance is a genre that always sells very …| KnotMagick Studios
We made it through the first month of the new year, and also welcomed the new start of the lunar calendar. Year of the snake, don’t let me down! I’m back to creating this month, though my youtube schedule is still “as I have the time and energy.” Right now that’s coming out to every… Continue reading January Wrap Up| KnotMagick Studios
2025 brings with it a lot of uncertainty. We already know there are a lot of changes coming at a national level, but also internationally and locally. There’s the potential for book banings a…| KnotMagick Studios
When I was growing up in the ‘90s, one of my favorite things to do was ride my bike to the local library to peruse the shelves. Book covers, from what I remember at least, were predictable back then: westerns had cowboys on the covers, romance covers had steamy couples in provocative poses, kids’ books […]| The Book Designer
Creating a fantasy world map is an important step for many authors writing fantasy or other speculative fiction. A map does more than just show the places in your story; it gives you, the author, a way to further develop the world of your story and characters. And if you choose to include it in […]| The Book Designer
You’ve spent the last however-many months (or years) writing and editing your book and you’re finally ready to self-publish it. Congratulations! That in itself is a huge accomplishment! Now that you’re ready to self-publish, you’re probably wondering about all the steps involved and one thing is likely top-of-mind: coming up with some book cover ideas […]| The Book Designer
If you’re an author who wants to do something a little different with your book cover, I’ve got you covered (pun fully intended). Too often, authors can have rigid ideas about what a book cover should look like. What it should and shouldn’t include. The truth, though, is that custom book covers with all kinds […]| The Book Designer
Okay, so I’m a day late in posting this – mainly because I scheduled for the wrong day … ooops. Last week was my first real week settling into the no corporate work thing and to be honest it’s going ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
Yesterday I told you about NaNoWriMo. I also said something about how it’s the writerly equivalent of running a marathon – and just like running a marathon, the key to success is in preparation. Sure, you mightn’t be pulling on your ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
November is around the corner … and if November is around the corner, so too is NaNoWriMo. Nano wtf? National Novel Writing Month. Essentially the challenge is to, along with a few hundred thousand other people, get 50,000 words out ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
Without any of the fanfare that she deserves, Philly Barker’s latest adventure is now live on most online platforms. If, however, you prefer to hold your books in your hand (hey, I hear you!), print-on-demand will be another week away. ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
If you’ve been keeping an eye on my Instagram and Facebook (and if you haven’t, why not?) you’d know that I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in Vietnam and Singapore on holiday. I’ve got heaps to talk about regarding ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
Okay, so that was a weird week – my last in paid employment. It hasn’t really sunk in yet and probably won’t until we’re back from holidays. Anyways, as goodbyes go, it was a nice decoupling, so to speak. I ... Read More| Joanne Tracey
It’s that lovely time of the year where the days are warm, the nights still cool-ish and it’s light enough to do our 5 at 5 (5kms along the beach at Mooloolaba at 5am) without a torch. And, added bonus, ... Read More| Joanne Tracey