Just a short update this month. While researching, I came across a piece of information about octopus blood. It is called haemocyanin, which is a copper-based protein. Apparently, it is better at transporting oxygen in cold conditions than haemoglobin. It also has a higher viscosity than human blood. This is an example of how IContinue reading “March 2025 – Surprising Research”
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February 2025 – Supplementary Short Stories
Early in my novel-writing journey, I learned about newsletter hooks: free short stories that could introduce readers to a new author and encourage them to buy their other books. My novelette, The Tidelings of Dras Sayve, which celebrates its first anniversary on 21 March, started its life this way. Now in KU, my first newsletterContinue reading “February 2025 – Supplementary Short Stories”
January 2025 – Year of Sequel Editing
We are one month into 2025 now. The weather in Cape Town has been more beautiful than usual for summer (no wind), and it is really feeling like a holiday city with growing numbers of overseas visitors. I won’t complain about tourists because I am holding out hope that one day I may entice myContinue reading “January 2025 – Year of Sequel Editing”
Coe’s Oddly Specific Book Awards
Happy Christmas to all those celebrating. We’re heading into the final week of the year, that strange time when no one knows what is going on. I’m writing this month’s blog post early, so I can put in a good word for some books in the running for the 2024 Indie Ink Awards. I amContinue reading “Coe’s Oddly Specific Book Awards”
November 2024 – Excited Talking
As we head into December, there is a lot I could say about any number of topics. I’m going to start by thanking everyone who has asked me about the world of Knyadrea or given me the chance to talk about it. My animated discussions with readers who find knyad biology fascinating, are charmed byContinue reading “November 2024 – Excited Talking”
October 2024 – How to Commission Art
We’re doing a themed blog post today, and it is all about commissioning art. I often have trouble with speaking as an authority on anything because I feel I never know enough. But it turns out you don’t have to know everything to be somewhat useful, and I have been working as an illustrator forContinue reading “October 2024 – How to Commission Art”
September 2024 – In Short
This will be a brief post as I have just returned from a weekend of celebrating my mother’s birthday (it was a significant one). I was able to properly spoil her. Highlights On the first anniversary of my debut’s release, I started the day with an interview. Livia J. Elliot and I discussed themes andContinue reading “September 2024 – In Short”
August 2024 – 1st Book Birthday
On 5 September, Far Removed will be 1 year old (the paperback released early on 29/08, so it is already 1). Future blog posts will return to other indie writing and art topics, but I wanted to take this moment to thank everyone who has been involved in spreading the word about this dark fantasy.Continue reading “August 2024 – 1st Book Birthday”
June 2024 – Audiobook Appreciation
This blog post is about audiobooks and approaching interviewers. I took inspiration from something that happened this month, and it seemed a relevant subject. On the 15th, I did an interview with Matt of Beard of Darkness Book Reviews. It came out at a good time; apparently, June is Audiobook Appreciation month. Every month isContinue reading “June 2024 – Audiobook Appreciation”
May 2024 – Of Cats and Readers
I suspect a lot of the people who follow this blog are writers, so this is a blog post for you. I hope it gives you a laugh and a bit of encouragement. Pets have been on my mind a lot this May, so that’s a theme here too. If you’ve been following me onContinue reading “May 2024 – Of Cats and Readers”
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