Hello, I hope you are having a great day!
I am having eye surgery tomorrow so I thought I'd sneak this email in before I can't see for a little bit. A cataract has grown rapidly on my previously operated on eye. The surgeon said not to expect pristine vision because of previous damage but better vision. At present I don't know if I am having surgery in the morning or the afternoon! The fasting bit always gets me.
Next weekend I am attending Sydney Regency Weekend, which takes place in a little town in the Southern Highlands called Exeter. This year some activities will be in the lovely town of Bundanoon. Anyway, I have been madly sewing (and writing) to get my new outfits ready. Of course, like my writing plans I have over estimated the time available.
Can you believe it is already May?
And yes! I am that kind of weirdo.
The good news is that I am nearing the end of the draft of Gentleman Magician. I've been enjoying it and I'm hoping I can complete the first draft today, given surgery etc. Here is the lovely cover! It will be a novella or short novel.
If you are familiar with the Cry Havoc series, this story covers the period between Jemima being sent to school and them meeting up again, essentially the story of how Edward develops into a magician, meets and befriends Ambrose Fulton and Heaton.
I have been shopping my PhD novel around publishers and agents and well nada! But in this climate of upheaval and economic uncertainty, the publishing industry is affected, just like people's book buying habits. Even though readers need more escape than ever.
In case you don't recall, my Phd focus was on Feminism in Popular Romance Fiction. To one of my examiner's horror, I wrote a future SF story (and not a traditional romance) featuring young genderless humans who explore binary gender in an experiential history machine. Any, the upshot is that I am publishing myself and have a cover. I expect it will be out within a couple of months. I've booked it in for proofreading. Anyway, here is the cover for your viewing pleasure.
Let me know what you think, please!
Now because of the aforementioned economic issues, I am going to share a voucher for my bookstore. That will be 50% off anything or all ebooks. Also recall that The First Comers is free all the time. It's a prequel novelette to the Silverlands series.
The sale starts today and ends on 15 May.
Go to Donna and Dani's Bookstore
Select a book or books and use the code at check out for 50% off the total.
The code is PV31SQEVIU
I will also be revamping my website to make the series I have easier to view. However, I have to find some extra spoons for that.
Don't forget you can subscribe to my blog as I post there more regularly than newsletters.
BTW my buddy Keri Arthur has the first book in her Australian set witch and werewolf Lizzie Grace series for free. Here is the Amazon link. I loved this series and Keri is a wonderful, entertaining author.
Best regards
Donna Hanson/Dani Kristoff
donnamareehanson.com
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