If you aren’t sure you need a beta reader, let me give you a cautionary tale… It also has pirates in it, so maybe you want to read this.
Don’t throw the Goat onto the Boat
The World of Undersunne
Undersunne is a kingdom on the brink of crisis: if the Princess is killed, the High Sorcerer will rule and there will be no more hope. But if she is rescued in time? Maybe, just maybe, there will be a way forward.
Why a chicken farmer?
Why a chicken farmer for my main character? Why not a princess, or a knight, or someone else? Why were they chosen for the quest?
Who can read this book?
The Colour of Her Magic is perfect for any lover of a good adventure story who wants fantasy, magic, wicked sorcerers and a fight between good and evil. It’s suitable for ages 12 – 13 and above, has the barest mention of sex, and the relationship between the two main characters is platonic friendship – and how often do you read that in books these days?
What have you done?
I've had these characters hanging around for a while now, but each time I tried to write them they always petered out... It was never right. Alison and Celia Griffin fought back each time I tried to put them into a book. They didn't like what I had in store for them, and each time the ideas just went slowly downhill and I stopped writing. I watch a lot of renovation programs and thought one day - why not renovate a magic kingdom? The very next morning this first chapter wrote itself, and this time it feels right. Check out...
Dying to Colour You
Dying natural fibers in ancient ways using all kinds of natural stuff like Madder and Woad and Berries
The Quick Bamboo Fence
A few months ago I was walking home from daycare with both kids in the pushchair. I took out number #1 so she could walk up the stairs and into the house, and then turned to take the baby out of the pushchair. #1 immediately turned, and sprinted for the road (as fast as her 2 year old legs would take her). We don't have a gate currently. Clutching the baby to my chest, I hurried after her as fast as I could without dropping the baby. She got to the road and I reached her two steps before she...