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31/07/2019

In which I went to YALC and so did that guy from Game of Thrones apparently

Attending YALC this year was a last minute decision, by which I mean I bought my ticket on the Wednesday and went on the Saturday. I thought it might be nice to visit as a reader, because it’s this heart-warming day of bookish people who are really friendly and polite talking about books with other Continue reading

Books, Comics, dragonnovel

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03/06/2019

A Shitty Week ft. the Coolest Illustration I’ve Seen All Year and Probably Ever

Morning. Or, Morning! if you’re feeling perky. I was until I sat down and now it’s just like an earlier version of the two o’clock slump which is not how I was planning my day off. I’m not sure how many regular/committed readers there are still here, but if you’ve been following my posts as Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Dogs, dragonnovel, My Family and Other Animals

bereavement, dragonnovel, fan art, Francesca Burke on Patreon, Indifferent Ignorance, pet bereavement, Tatchiana Michaela artist, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes, the Sapphire Dragon, writers on Patreon
13/03/2019

Meet THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON AND OTHER STORIES ABOUT UNLIKELY HEROES.

It’s time to introduce you to dragonnovel. After 3 years of writing and plotting and editing and re-plotting, 3 months of unsuccessful pitches to agents (followed by a much-needed edit) and approximately 14 uses of Google to double check different shades of the colour blue, dragonnovel’s done. In the can. Would it be even better Continue reading

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07/01/2019

Introducing dragonnovel 1.0: Chapter One

Friends. Patrons. Darling readers. We’re only a week into 2019 and a cursory glance at the news suggests it would be greatly improved by princesses, dragons and unlikely heroes. So I have a dragonnovel-shaped gift for you! I wanted to do something fun for patrons in the new year, while I wait to hear back from Continue reading

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In which I went to YALC and so did that guy from Game of Thrones apparently

A Shitty Week ft. the Coolest Illustration I’ve Seen All Year and Probably Ever

Meet THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON AND OTHER STORIES ABOUT UNLIKELY HEROES.

Introducing dragonnovel 1.0: Chapter One