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Big giant catch up newsletter

I've dropped out of the newsletter habit a bit, haven't I? Sorry about that! The plus side is I've been doing HEAPS and have HEAPS to tell you about. Before we get on to the fun stuff though, actions for Palestine continue. If you

Tides of Magic on 99c sale

Just a quick note to give you all a heads up that Tides of Magic is on 99c sale this week. It's reduced to celebrate being highlighted in the "neurodivergent character" category of the I❤SapphFic reading challenge, but whether you're taking part or

A re-release

It's been a long list of tasks to work through, but I've finally completed the re-release of the full Windflower series. I knew they were a better fit for my Andi R. Christopher brand, and while I loved the original covers I knew it was a

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Dinosaurs, werewolves, and my first publication of 2024

This morning I was sitting down to start work when my friend messaged and asked if I wanted to go see the dinosaurs. So I did what anyone sensible would do: went and saw the dinosaurs. ("The dinosaurs" is the "Dinosaurs of Patagonia" exhibition at Te

Let's talk reading challenges

Reading challenges, love them or hate them? I know some people are firmly in the "ugh they take all the spontaneity and joy out of reading" camp and if that's you, then yup, best avoided. But for those of who whose brains respond to the graphs

Kraken Collective & Friends January 17-22, 30 queer indie SFF books all at 99c

Last chance!

A quick reminder that this is your LAST CHANCE to get 30 queer indie SFF Books (including my novel Sanctuary) at just 99c. Go fill up your ereader now! I've bought a heap and I'm looking forward to reading them, but I also want to highlight

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Kraken & geese

Big news: I'm delighted to be part of the Kraken & Friends 99c sale. It's not your usual promo: it comes with a fun quiz to find out which character you are. And whoever you're most like, you can get 30 queer indie SFF

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Welcome 2024!

Welcome readers! I hope you have welcomed in 2024 in the best way for you, be it a night of partying or eating pizza in front of the TV, and that it proves to be an excellent year for you. I still have a few more days until the day

From a Shadow Grave, on sale now

Ooops, I lied about last newsletter being the last of the year. Really quickly, though, I figured you'd want to hear about this one. From a Shadow Grave, my multi-genre, multi-realities novella from 2019 is on sale just for a couple of days at 99c. It's

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...and it's summer!

Day job is done for the year. The sun... okay, isn't exactly shining, but it's warm. And this is my last newsletter for the year. Summer break is go 😎. Pictured: the excellent rhubarb cider I had to finish off the week. In 2023, I published two

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Newsletter 9th November

(I am feeling uninspired in the title department today.) A couple of quick reminders: 1. It's the LAST DAY to get your copy of the Heroines of Magic and Might Story Bundle. As a reminder, it's 10 sapphic fantasy (uh fantasy genre, I hate trying to

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A Sapphic Women in Fantasy Storybundle

This update is a bit outside my usual schedule, because I have something exciting to share. I'm part of the Heroines of Magic and Might Story Bundle - a collection of fantasy ebooks with sapphic (that is, women who are attracted to women) main characters. That means a

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Road-trips and readings

Hopefully you all know I write fiction; a few of you know my day job is also mostly writing. I resisted that sort of work for a while, worried that I'd use up my writing brain and not be able to do the creative stuff, but somehow I

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Prose, papers and pictures

My favourite bookshop (Good Books, they're great at COVID safety and have no time for bigots, support them!) challenged us to post four top books of the year so far and honestly? There was no way that was happening for me. I have so many favourites, even from

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Spring and Secrets

Things might be looking a bit different here for some of you. The short version is that my previous newsletter provider made some changes that left me looking for alternatives. I settled on Ghost which does... almost everything I want, and has an interface that vibes well with me. Aside