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The last time I posted to my blog was in the January of 2022, bemoaning the loss of what felt ...

Though it seemed a silly thing to do considering the year 2020 has been, I decided to rekindle The Rough ...

It's been a year. If we say nothing else of 2020, we can at least say that: it's been a ...

I know I say it in the post itself, but this honestly was one of the most rewarding and terrifying ...

For anyone who caught my post towards the end of July, either here on on facebook, you may already know ...

Grab the second instalment to the Amanzimtoti Series, FREE, for the next few days only! June has been a bit of ...

If I've done nothing else this month, at least I can say I've done a ton of reading! I intended ...

On May 1st I announced I would be running a five day promotion on Amazon, to allow my first novel The ...

Dusting this old thing off to once again bring you The Rough Draft, whereby I keep you updated on where I ...

I used to be such a voracious reader, devouring hundreds of books a year every year for as long as ...

Congratulations to Elizabeth who is this months Goodreads Giveaway winner, having beaten almost 1500 other people to claim a copy of ...

My tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child arrived today! asdfghj BEYOND EXCITED for this omg. I can hardly ...

Huge congrats go to... Andreja, Angie, Charlize, Hulttio, Kaitlin, Paul, Sandra, Shauna, Tara, & Teon for winning the signed bookcards, ...

Congratulations to Anastasia who is this months Goodreads Giveaway winner! I ran this giveaway a little longer than a month, and ...

And the winner is... Jade Congratulations! Jade will soon be receiving a signed copy of the first Amanzimtoti series novel, ...

Last year I decided to use the month of May to make some serious headway in regards to the writing ...

Well I'm kind of glad April's over and done with! This month saw the second novel in my Amanzimtoti series, Inyoni ...

In celebration of the launch of the second Amanzimtoti series novel, Inyoni Rocks, I'm hosting a giveaway to thank all my ...

I’ve been working with the absurdly talented LC Chase on the cover for book two in the Amanzimtoti series, Inyoni ...

Congratulations to Hope for winning my first ever giveaway for a signed paperback copy of Amanzimtoti: The Ridge! With over ...

... Amanzimtoti: Inyoni Rocks Book Two in the Amanzimtoti series, Inyoni Rocks, finds Wayne du Preez commencing his third term ...

February has officially become the Month of the Hermit for me! Not a bad thing at all between the oft-unpredictable ...

January has been a bit of a whirlwind month for me- most of it good, some of it... pending a trial-run ...

You know you're an author when... ...you need to start practicing an "Author Signature" because people are buying your book ...

It's been an exciting year already and we're only into the second week of January! On Monday evening I received my ...

I hope you've all had an enjoyable festive season and are looking forward to a brand, spanking, new year! I'll ...

It feels like only yesterday I was letting you all know about my upcoming roadtrip around the Northern Territory of ...

Just over two months ago, on March 14th 2016, I launched my debut novel Amanzimtoti: The Ridge! It feels like both the ...

We've just hit May 1st here in Australia and since I'm currently jobless and have the next 25 days free ...

Wondering where Wayne lives? What the beach actually looks like? How far away they all are from Toti High? Then ...

Welcome to "Weta" Airport, Wellington, New Zealand the very middle of Middle Earth! Wellington Airport has to be one of ...

It's been around five weeks since I left New Zealand, since I left my home and my 'family' in Wellington, and crossed ...

March has been one helluva crazy month for me! Not only did I successfully publish my debut novel, but I ...

As my time in New Zealand is quickly drawing to a close and I'm beginning to realise that there's still so ...

I left the UK in April 2014, to commence what I though would only be a year spent backpacking around New ...

"It's a big house this, and very peculiar. Always a bit more to discover, and no knowing what you'll find ...

After the drama of Amazon accidentally [ closing my account ], and only regaining access to it around 10pm NZT ...

Amanzimtoti: The Ridge has officially launched! I've just received an email notification from Amazon informing me that the novel was ...

So... I did a thing! And isn't it just the cutest wee thing you ever did see? I'm all heart-eyes ...

... Amanzimtoti: The Ridge Book One in the Amanzimtoti series, The Ridge, follows Wayne du Preez as he starts his matric. Completing ...

My Amanzimtoti Series of novels are set in Amanzimtoti, South Africa; a small coastal town to the south of Durban ...

This summer has seen the emergence of the cicadas here in Wellington, New Zealand. In particular the Amphipsalta Zelandica, which ...

It's finally happened, guys! My debut novel Amanzimtoti: The Ridge is now available for pre-order on Amazon, with an official release date ...

It's been an interesting week and a bit since I got the results in from KindleScout, and by interesting I ...

So I've just received word from KindleScout in regards to my campaign for Amanzimtoti: The Ridge and it has not been selected ...

A month can be a long time, all things considered. And the past thirty days have felt simultaneously eternal and all ...

I started this travel blog in January 2016, but have been travelling around New Zealand since April 2014! As you ...

Gi nathlam hí! My name is Carmen-Shea, and I'll be your tour guide through Middle Earth today! I came to New ...

Skydiving is one of those things most people have on their 'Bucket List' but which they never really plan or ...

And my stats are going down, down, down! Sinking like that inevitable Titanic I mentioned in my Week Two update. It's ...

Set in Amanzimtoti, South Africa, the series follows Wayne du Preez as he commences his matric. Completing his final year ...

It's been an interesting second week for my Kindle Scout campaign. Week One saw my stats on a bit of ...

You all remember that competition I ran to choose the cover design for my debut novel Amanzimtoti, right? The one where ...

My Kindle Scout campaign launched on January 13th, 2016, with my novel, "Amanzimtoti: The Ridge" hitting the Hot & Trending list ...

I mentioned at the end of my last post, announcing the Winning Cover Design, that I had some exciting news ...

Huge thank you to everyone who voted on the designs during the cover competition! With over 40 likes on the facebook page, I'm ...

One of the great things about Auckland (yes, there are actually some great things about the city, despite my opinion of ...

I lasted a week in Auckland after arriving in New Zealand before managing to convince my travel companion to book ...

Help me pick the cover for my novel! The deadline to submit your own design has now passed, but there's still ...

You might have found my previous post on Auckland a bit harsh, but a girl can't love every place she visits! ...

"This Dwarf on loan from Middle Earth" - by Weta Workshops @ Auckland Airport, International Arrivals This was the first ...

Want to help me pick the cover for my novel? No doubt you've been drowning in the image of my book ...

I'm currently in the process of editing my debut novel 'Amanzimtoti: The Ridge', which is the first book in my Amanzimtoti series. Set ...

I left the UK in April 2014 to go backpacking around New Zealand, with the promise to keep everyone updated ...