Hi there
Two amazing things. I had my 1960s themed 65th birthday party on Saturday. It was a smash and I have permanent sixties song earworms--Runaround Sue, He's a rebel, Let's Twist again...Da do ron ron!
See photo of me in my dress and go go boots. Who says you can't have fun at 65! This is me and my partner Matthew Farrer. He was very dweeby and hairy.
And tonight, we just got back from seeing Sinners! Ryan Coogler's new film. It is really hard to describe in detail. At the end, I was thinking that was genius, that was brilliant, that was all kinds of strange and beautiful. My partner, Matthew said, definitely buying the sound track. The actors were brilliant, Michael B Jordan was awesome.
Imagine a posh British voice saying. Marvellous darling!
Note. There is a bit a horror in there but not beyond my coward limits. A very different take on the genre for sure.
In other news, Amber Rose has been out in the wild for not quite a month. No reviews as yet but one rating on Kobo. I had some great feedback on Emerald Fire recently and that's inspiring because I'm going to be working on A Prudential Light, Aunt Prudence's story while I'm in Singapore in June. I also thought up some more ideas for a story between the opening of Ruby Heart and Chapter One--something like Edward Huntington Esquire, Gentleman Magician and that can be the story of how he met Fulton and Heaton. I think it has legs. Now I just have to apply myself.
My trip to New Zealand was fun. It was very wet and windy but I did manage to get outside and see fantastic views when it was fine. I'll be blogging some photos of some very beautiful things. The Ages of Pages event in Hamilton was huge and interesting. I did okay with book sales but some people did amazing. We missed out on visiting Hobbiton this time, but maybe next time.
Now it's back to the day job. Party is over until I go on leave in four weeks. While I will be in Singapore for most of the trip, we are also heading to China for a visit.
Freebies
Just a reminder that Vorn and the First Comers is free everywhere. Amazon like to charge but they should price match if you nag them. Here is the link to my bookstore. Here.
Bookfunnel have Magic, Mystery and Free Reads. I have Argenterra in there so grab a copy and there's more. Here
And a new giveaway Sci Fi and Fantasy. I have my collection, Beneath the Floating City in there. Link is here.
All the best from me. I hope to have another freebie or cheapie up soon.
Regards
Donna Maree Hanson AKA Dani Kristoff
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