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…
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.
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.…
#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!…
Mini Mix & Match, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition November 2023Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand The annual ‘Mini Mix & Match’ exhibition opens Wednesday, Nov 8 and features nearly 90 small…
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…
New Stock at Studio Toru, Eastbourne
This little crew is now hanging out at the lovely Studio Toru, in Eastbourne, New Zealand Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or…
New Stock—Pataka Toi Store, Wellington
New stock is now available at the Pataka Toi Store in Porirua, New Zealand. Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or contact me…
New Stockist—The Vault, Wellington
The Vault in Wellington, New Zealand will stock a selection of minu artwork from September 2023. Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or…
New Stock at Studio Toru, Eastbourne
This little crew is now hanging out at Studio Toru, in Eastbourne, New Zealand Find out more about my wonderful stockists, or contact me…
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…
Exhibition—Figure it out, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition July 2022Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand FIGURE IT OUT – Celebrating 11 Years focuses on sculptures with participating artists including: Alexandra Lukaschewitz,…
Japan – June 2023
Shrines big and small–Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine We have seen some amazing ancient shrines in Japan, but I loved the less famous, little shrines hidden…
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…
Exhibition—Summer Show, Studio Toru
Group Exhibition November 2022Studio Toru, Eastbourne, New Zealand The annual Summer Show at Studio Toru showcases a mixture of established and emerging contemporary artists…
100 days of writing 2022 – Recap
The #100daysofwriting2022 project is completed, and here is what happened! On August 8 2022, I started a new #100dayproject, and it was supposed to…
Exhibition—Mini Mix and Match, Quirky Fox, Hawera
Group Exhibition November 2022Quirky Fox, Hawera, New Zealand Mini Mix and Match at Quirky Fox showcases an eclectic mix of over 40 small works—originals,…
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…
eBook Distribution – Narrow or Wide
Once your eBook is compiled, it’s time to think about eBook distribution. When I looked into distributing my first eBook, I found this excellent…
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,…
Exhibition—Ink, The Collaboration, New Plymouth
Group Exhibition April 2022The Collaboration, New Plymouth, New Zealand A showcase of New Zealand Printmakers.
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…