Francesca's Thoughts

18/03/2020

Mildly Good Things That Are Happening in the World 2

The time is ripe for another of these. Remember when the main source of conversation was ‘Poor Caroline Flack. We should all take steps to be kinder, right?’ Now it seems to be ‘Fuck you I want 8,000 toilet rolls.’ BUT. Hairdressers have stopped stocking those bullshit gossip magazines. Ironically, we could probably use them… Continue reading

Internet, THE WORLD *head in hands*

coronavirus postcards, covid mutual aid, electronic aeroplanes, hairdressers bin gossip magazines, Indifferent Ignorance, Mildly Good Things That Are Happening in the World, The boss who put everyone on 70K, wash your hands

06/03/2020

The Poor Person’s Guide to Helping Creators Make Money (without spending any of your own money)

I’m a writer and have a mini-but-growing stationery business. I also work in marketing. Thus, most of my day and quite a bit of my evenings are spent trying to get consumers (you) to buy into brands (my batshit stories and smartarse pencils, or my clients’ very sensible businesses). There are a billion ways to… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Internet

artists on Patreon, becoming a brand ambassador, creators on Patreon, free ways to help creators, how to help struggling artists, how to support creators if you have no money, how to support indie artists, how to support small businesses, Indifferent Ignorance, supporting indie businesses

29/02/2020

Things I Googled for The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes, in Order to Look Slightly Competent

I’ve been clearing out some old pieces of paperwork lately (it’s probably more accurate to say I’m always doing it, just at a rate of about one piece of paper per week). One of the scraps I found was a couple of random things I googled when I was writing The Princess and the Dragon… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, dragonnovel

can rabbits wear harnesses, dragonnovel, Francesca Burke, Indifferent Ignorance, leap-day, Patreon writer, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes, YA fairy tale

10/02/2020

Some Ancient History ft. a Dinosaur Front-flipping into a Boat

I was in a good creative flow all day and forgot to have a shower until about 4:30, which is too early for pyjamas but too late for proper clothing so this post is coming to you from someone wearing a dinosaur onesie. With a tail. I feel bad for not coming to say… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Art, History & Old Stuff

Achilles, British Museum Troy Myth and Reality, dinosaur onesie, Eris, Indifferent Ignorance, medieval books, The Trojan War