Yes, I know, I’m a complete geek. I had some unexpected free time over the Easter weekend and, instead of using it productively to write my book or something else meaningful, I spent an hour or so quickly creating mock-ups of the characters from Myth Hunter, my upcoming novel, in the Sims 4. How cute…
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What Makes You DNF a Book?
This past weekend, for the first time in probably a decade, I gave up on a book. I wanted to throw it across the room and out the window, but since I was reading via the Kindle app on my phone, I held myself in. Instead, I created a new DNF (Did Not Finish) shelf…
What I’m Currently Working On: Something New!
Someone asked in my writer’s group why people are suddenly saying they are so much more productive now that we’re all confined to our houses during coronavirus lockdown. Is it because we’re no longer commuting, or gossiping at watercoolers, or going out for drinks in the evening…? The answer in my case is energy. I’m…
Cover Reveal: Myth Hunter
The wait is finally over… After almost three years, I’m just about ready to publish my first full-length novel! Long-time readers will know that when I started writing the Mythical Menagerie series, I envisioned them as serialised installments, each a short story of their own, that would eventually encompass one large story arc. Initially I…
Looking Ahead to 2020
Where did 2019 go? I blinked and it was gone! I swear, the older I get, the faster the years go by. So as we stand on the cusp of not only a new year, but also a new decade, let’s invoke Janus, god of doorways, to look at the year gone by and the…
My 2019 in Books
According to Goodreads, I’ve read 47 books this year. There are still a few days left in 2019 and I expect that number might go up by one or two more, but let’s work with those 47 for now. 47 feels like a very low number to me. In 2018, I read 62 books, but…
My Thoughts: Kindle Unlimited Now in South Africa
I got the best news on Black Friday! I received an email from Amazon to tell me that I can sign up for three months of free access to Kindle Unlimited. My first thought was that, annoyingly, they’ve assumed yet again that I’m based in the US, since we all know that a third-world country…
What I’m Currently Working On: Final Installment of Mythical Menagerie Series 1
Like the eternal optimist that I am, I signed up for NaNoWriMo again this month. We’re now pretty much halfway through November, which means I should be somewhere along the 25k word mark. I’m nowhere close to it, lagging behind at around 10k instead. And I’m okay with that. I’ve come to the realization that…
NaNoWriMo 2019: Yes, I Know, I’m Crazy
The last time I attempted NaNoWriMo, I failed miserably. I managed to reach the grand total of 4862 words, which I think we’ll all agree is a far cry from the required 50k. And yet, this year, against my better judgement, I’m going to try again. I’m in a much better place this year than…
Research Discovery: Common Misconceptions about Werewolves
Yes, I know I said I’d never write about alpha males, but as it turns out, there happens to be a werewolf in the Mythical Menagerie series. Rest assured, it’s not the alpha male we’ve all been subjected to by your typical urban fantasy – you know the kind, the brooding misunderstood loner who’s really…