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31/12/2021

Things from 2021 that I liked and you might like

Happy nearly 2022! I don’t love those look-at-my-great-year posts, so I thought I’d do one talking about some of the lovely things I’ve come across this year: Roman mosaics turned up in Rutland and they’re super duper old and super duper cool The Magnus Archives wrapped up with a truly epic finale Time Team is Continue reading

Books, brain chat

15/10 Foundation, Frankenstein, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Måneskin, Queenie, reading in 2021, Roman mosaics in Rutland, RSPB, Six of Crows, The Importance of Being Interested, The Magnus Archives, Time Team, We Rate Dogs

31/10/2021

Reflections on this blog and where it’s going (with a little bit of tarot, it is Halloween)

A few moments ago I pulled a tarot card for this blog. It’s Halloween, it’s the site’s spiritual birthday, it’s a good way to start a post. I thought about the last twelve years as I shuffled, and I was expecting to feel a little melancholy as I did so. It’s Halloween, after all, which Continue reading

brain chat, Internet

being a full time creative, blogging, cancel culture, cancelling authors, Halloween, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance renunion, tarot card, The Raven’s Prophecy tarot deck by Maggie Stiefvater, Three of Wands, YA book community

20/08/2021

Autumn in August and other moderate feelings of discombobulation

Good evening! Is autumn creeping in where you are? It is here, as I listen to the new Lorde record and try to figure out how many edits I can make to this before my fingers are ruined for the weekend. Just a scent on the air, really. A hint of scarves to come. How Continue reading

brain chat

autumn in August, changing seasons, creative blocks, creative constipation, Indifferent Ignorance, Lorde, Solar Power, writer's block

06/07/2021

Quarterly Income Round Up (April-June 2021)

How are we already in a new financial quarter? What is time? Anyway, here’s the juicy details of my eclectic income, including book royalties in double figures: Book royalties: £41.41 Income from the No. 1 Readers’ Club on Patreon: £142.07 Income from miscellaneous writing/blog work, e.g. Kofi and PayPal one-off donations, WordAds on this blog, Continue reading

brain chat, Money

author earnings, author income round up, author life, authors on Ko-fi, authors on Patreon, book royalty information, freelancer income round up, how much do authors earn, income from blogging, income from Etsy, Indifferent Ignorance