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…
The Freitag Blog—Ink, Art, and Ideas
Browse through my latest writing exploits, book updates, sample chapters, art projects and tutorials , or head over to the news section.
#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…
April 2025 Shop Update—’The Cloud’
‘The Cloud’Shop Update—March 2025 New Fine Art Printsare available! Meet Miu, Nom, Moi, and their unexpected visitor—the Cloud. The fine art prints are printed in…
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…
New Stockist, HAPA, Christchurch, New Zealand
I am so excited to announce my first South Island Stockist—HAPA in Christchurch. HAPA is a Local Design store, stocking a wide range of…
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…
New Stock at The Vault in Wellington, March 2024
New Minu paper mache sculptures glowing in autumn colours are now available via The Vault in Wellington. Bring a touch of magic to your…
March 2025 Shop Update—’Autumn Favourites’
‘Autumn Favourites’Shop Update—March 2025 Finally—a long overdue online shop update! The ‘Autumn Favourites’ collection includes the popular Bird totems and Rabbit totems in warm,…
Paper mache clay recipe using non-toxic, natural, and recycled materials
My paper mache recipes have changed over the years, and I usually adjust the ingredients slightly based on what I need for a particular…
Create Custom Content Styles for Claude AI
Part 4—Maintaining your unique voice while working through revisions with Claude AI This is Part 4 in my series on Artists, Writers and AI—my…
Exhibition—Resilience , Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition January 2025Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand I am excited to be part of the upcoming group show Resilience at Quirky Fox! Opening…
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…
Using Claude AI’s projects for revisions
Artists, Writers and AI, Part 3 This is Part 3 in my series on Artists, Writers and AI—my musings on how artists and writers…
#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…
New Stock at The Vault in Wellington, November 2024
New Minu paper mache sculptures are now available via The Vault in Wellington. Bring a touch of magic to your space. Available now :).
Shop Update, September 2024—new paper mache listings
Update 28th October: The two Forest Walkers are now available via The Vault in Wellington. New creations in the shop! Bring a touch of…
Using Claude, the AI Chatbot by Anthropic, as a Line Editor and Critique Group
Artists, Writers and AI, Part 2 Using Claude AI as a Line Editor and Critique Group This is Part 2 in my series on…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 4—Enshittification, dis-enshittification, and silver linings
Cory Doctorow’s 2024 Marshall McLuhan lecture “Seizing the means of computation: a better internet is run by and for the people who use it”…
The Post I Didn’t Write
I’m invoking my one-strike rule. My mind is racing all over the place, and I can’t keep up. I am in despair; I am…
The best of times, the worst of times—Artists, Writers and AI, Part 1
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,…
Minu Freitag’s Crazy-Cute, Joy-Sparking Sprites, by Elizah Leigh
Elizah Leigh, the Curatorial Creativity Connoisseur and Contributing Author at Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, wrote a beautiful article about my work for Quirky Fox. I…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 3—Light on my feet
Time to think and re-set. I feel so much better now, thank you. With my already lighter social footprint*, the rat-race pressure to post…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 2—Thank you, but no.
Thank you for your offer, but no. I quit. The AI revolution is here, and it will not go away … … I still…
The Thing About Social Media, Part 1
So … where do we go from here? Delete Forever. Rinse. Repeat. I spent last weekend deleting hundreds of posts from Instagram and still…
Look inside—The Cloud @ Quirky Fox, Hawera
Take a closer look at my new work included in The Cloud. The theme of the exhibition is a contemplation—if a humorous one—on the…
New Stock at Studio Toru, Eastbourne
Two wall dolls, a section of framed and unframed prints, and a few more little critters are now hanging out at the lovely Studio…
Exhibition—The Cloud, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Solo Exhibition May 2024Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand I am so excited to announce my upcoming solo show The Cloud at Quirky Fox! Join…
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’…
Exhibition—Summer Show, Studio Toru, 2023
Group Exhibition December 2023Studio Toru, Eastbourne, New Zealand The annual Summer Show at Studio Toru showcases a mixture of established and emerging contemporary artists.…