Another stretch goal reached!
over 1 year ago – Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 11:49:43 AM

Whoops, I wasn't watching. It was weekend and while I was doing other things, we barrelled past another stretch goal.

Everyone will now get the dragon and magic sniffer colouring pages.

So what about the next stretch goal?

If we reach $4500 Aussie buckeroos, I'm going to record myself playing a medieval dance tune, make a video of it, and post it here. It will be available for all to enjoy.

What is a personalised edition anyway?
over 1 year ago – Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 11:08:14 AM

A reminder that the offer for the personalised special edition of Dragon Soup ends on the 15th.

People have asked: what is a personalised edition?

Well, it's the next best thing to a signed copy.

I'm in Australia and sending signed copies is just not feasible. No one would want to pay that much for shipping.

But the printer allows me to add a single unique page during the printing process.

So I grab my ipad, write a message on it that's just for you, and this page will be included in just your copy of the book.

This option expires on the 15th.

And just because it's been that sort of week, here is a random quick artwork of a certain grand old lady as she toodles off into the sunset watched by a couple of canine friends. I'm neither religious nor a royalist, yet it seems appropriate. I post weekly artworks on my Patreon

What "Seven Days" all about?
over 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 10:01:37 PM

I'm piggybacking the re-release of Seven Days To Save The World And Other homework Projects onto the release of Dragon Soup because both novels are equally whimsical and suitable for all ages (unlike much of my other fiction). But what is it about?

Well, I made a trailer to give you a glimpse.

We reached the first stretch goal!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 05:39:33 AM

We reached the first stretch goal! So I'll announce the next one. I was going to do that yesterday, but for some reason, my technology refused to communicate with each other and I couldn't get the photos to synch to my computer.

So here they are:

Stretch goal $3000

Colouring pages!

While on the subject of soup, this is the soup season in Australia. Let me share a pretty good recipe for pumpkin soup (I understand some parts of the world will have to deal with an excess in pumpkins next month):

Great Pumpkin Soup

1 butternut pumpkin or similar

1 onion

4-5 celery sticks (you can also use the leaves)

3-4 cloves of garlic

3 stock cubes (to taste)

a pinch of pepper

Cut vegetables in chunks, cover with water in a large pan and cook until soft. Add stock cubes and pepper. Put through a blender. Done!

This is really nice with a dollop of sour cream or yoghurt and served with garlic bread.

Aaaand! We're off!
over 1 year ago – Sun, Sep 04, 2022 at 02:24:33 AM

The target has been reached, so this project is actually happening.

The stretch goal of $1500 unlocks some pretty cool stuff. I've just put a dragon picture on my phone:

Some people may get a kick out of seeing a future date on the screen.

You can see a video of artwork for the book here:

Yes, as you can tell, I'm really enjoying the multimedia stuff. In future stretch goals (which ALL backers will get), I have colouring pages, more dragon images and I might even record myself playing a medieval dance tune.