#JustCheckingIn, May 2025
How’s everyone doing? Writing, Art and Life, May 2025 Good morning, Peeps! It’s May, 69 days until the release of The House, new paper…
Books
Book updates and reviews.
The House, Chapter 1—The Raven, Part 1
Chapter 1—The Raven, Part 1 The conflict between the factions within the House did not start with Niuen Adalowe and Darien Gwyston—indeed, blood had…
The House, Prologue 2—The Pin
Prologue 2—The Pin Sirena Mayers did not flinch at the sound of the shot—it was unwise to show any emotions when Darien was in…
#JustCheckingIn, April 2025
How’s everyone doing? Life update, April 2025 How’s everyone doing? It’s April, and I’ve got 96 days left until the eBook release of The…
Free sound bites, The House – The Spheres Book Two
The first free sound bites from The House are out and about. Free sound bites on my Blog and YouTube To be honest, I…
Cover Reveal and Release Window for The House – The Spheres Book Two
Finally, I have a release date for the House and a sneak peak for the cover! The House – The Spheres Book Two Following…
A year in review: 2024—let’s not do that again
What on earth just happened? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly When I look back at 2024, I have three distinct impressions: black…
#Novelmeber (NaNoRebel) 2024—Recap and Final Thoughts
I set out to create an outline for The Spheres Book 3. How did I do? Final Recap: NaNoRebel 2024 (aka Novelmeber 2024*) As…
The House, Prologue 1—The Wolf
Prologue 1—The Wolf The wolf stepped out of the shadows into the starlight falling through the domed glass ceiling. Frost formed in its paw…
NaNo Rebel 2024—Day 1: The day that never happened
So this might be possibly the worst first day in the history of Nano participation. You can now follow my NaNo Rebel 2024 journey…
Signed New Zealand edition with hand drawn bookmarks
Signed copies of the illustrated New Zealand edition are now available on my website! Individually signed New Zealand edition of The Fragments, The Spheres…
January Writing Challenge—#ShutUpAndWrite, 2024
New year, new Writing Challenge. January 2024 Writing Challenge Today is the last day of 2023 and I still need to finish ‘The House’…
#NaNoRebel, 2023—Week 2 Recap
November Writing Challenge, #NaNoWriMo 2023 National Novel Writing Month, Week 2 Made it! Week 2 of #NaNoWriMo has seen more than 10K words revised—again, well within…
#NaNoRebel, 2023—Week 1 Recap
November Writing Challenge, #NaNoWriMo 2023 National Novel Writing Month, Week 1 Made it! One week of #NaNoWriMo and I have almost 10k revised—well within my goals!…
November Writing Challenge—#NaNoRebel, 2023
New month, new Writing Challenge. I am a National Novel Writing Month Rebel NaNoWriMo is an American Writing challenge hosted by nanowrimo.org. Participant write…
Cover Reveal for The Fragments (revised first edition)
I am so excited. I might be the only one right now, but I hope this will change over time. Beginnings and Mistakes When…
More ★★★★★ Reviews!
I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to leave a book review on Amazon, Instagram or Goodreads! It means the world to…
Book Marketing is hard. Really hard.
That book marketing is the hardest bit for indie authors is no surprise … I mean, that is what Publishing Houses are for, right?…
★★★★★ Amazon Review
Thank you so much to anyone who read The Fragments so far and took the time to leave a review on Amazon, Instagram or…
Image Collection, Book Illustration – The Fragments
Sneak peak into the illustrated Special Edition Paperback!
Review—Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro’s literary speculative fiction books are beautiful and powerful explorations of the human condition, and Klara and the Sun is no exception First…
Review—On Writing by Stephen King
Autobiography, memoir, style manual, rant—On Writing, as its author, evades classification. First published on Goodreads On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen…
The Fragments, Chapter 3—The Tear
Chapter 3—The Tear tear |ˈtɛər| noun 1 – a split or hole in any matter, physical or metaphysical, caused by it being pulled apart…
The Fragments, Chapter 2—Outside
Chapter 2—Outside outside | aʊtˈsʌɪd | noun 1 – the external shell or surface of an object or entity 2 – the outward appearance of…
The Fragments, Chapter 1—Lost
Chapter 1—Lost lost |lɒst| adjective 1 – unable to find one’s way or not knowing one’s whereabouts2 – unable to be found 3 – something…
The Fragments, ★★★★½ Star Review by SPR
The Fragments received a sparkling ★★★★½ Review from SPR!\(^-^)/ A stunning new multiverse is brought to exquisite life in Minu Freitag’s debut novel, The Fragments,…
The Fragments, Prologue 2—The Fall
Prologue 2—The Fall Sharp gravel bit into Max’s knees. A uniformed figure had stepped out of the shadows and into his path as soon…
The Fragments, Prologue 1—A Warning
Prologue 1—A Warning A beam of light zigzagged through the city’s mirrored labyrinth. Bouncing between glass towers and metal frames, the beam delved deep…