Francesca's Thoughts

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

24/07/2021

The Poor Person’s Guide to Helping Your Favourite Authors

About a year ago I wrote a post about how you can help creators make money, without spending any of your own. I got to invent a character called Jiminy Snicket to use in examples, so I count it as a success regardless of the quality of the advice. I thought I’d do an updated… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation

author life, how to support indie artists, how to support indie authors, how to support self published authors, indie authors, indie creators, Indifferent Ignorance, Jiminy Snicket, Schitt's Creek gif, supporting debut authors

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

26/06/2021

News, if you like stationery: I’m closing my shops on 1st September!

Hello! Big news today, if you are interested in very cool stationery and accessories: I am closing my shops on 1st September. I may reopen in December or January, depending on my workload. I’m juggling one too many plates, so I thought I’d put this one down before it smashes, aka something goes wrong in… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Etsy

closing, closing Etsy shop, closing Folksy shop, Etsy, Folksy shop, Francesca’s Words, Greek mythology stationery, Indifferent Ignorance, Norse mythology stationery, notebooks, small business Essex, small business Southend, stationery on Etsy