Aquila is an Omega-5. A new model service-droid that is designed for flawless assistance in one’s day-to-day. Its core law forbids it to harm, or allow harm to come to, humans.
Rini is a kid on the street who trusts and listens to no one. Her primary instinct is to eat, run, fight and sleep.
When the pair meet eyes on a rainy night, Aquila’s core law engages in a way that no one could expect, and causes the pair to enter a tumultuous relationship that brings unease to the world around them.
Coming October 2026.
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A bit more about Rini & Butler
He also steals an umbrella ☂️ Meet Butler, in Rini & Butler this end of October! ‘Rini,’ he calls. She flinches, but one foot moves forward. Butler catches her, holding her back. ‘Do you have…
Rini & Butler in the Wild: Annerley Library
When the trees are with their leaves, it is a spot one could hide in. The original library that made its appearance in the novel was the State Library of Queensland, however, the context of…
I’m sorry, Rini & Butler
Find out what I did 🫣 Rini & Butler releases at the end of the month: October 31st!~ One reader got emotional 🥺 One reader got angry 🤬 I laughed 😅 For me, the testament…
Through systems, into arms
Aquila is ordered to prevent harm to humans, but in reality, no one expects it fulfil that duty aside from obeying its owner. Rini & Butler primarily explores the unlikely friendship between Rini, a kid…
October~
October is one of my favourite months! And this October I will be doing preptober for the sequel to Rini & Butler. I will also be continuing to work on the writing for Volume 2…
It’s release month! 😁 🥳
I started the publishing process for Rini & Butler early, back in April. I wasn’t supposed to start until August but I got too excited 😅 . I figured that it would be good to…
Rini & Butler releases in 1 Month! 😁
What has been years in the making is now a 5.06×7.81 paperback made up of 293 pages of Rini and Butler’s story 🥹 . If you’re into heart-warming stories bundled in humour, with a dash…
Don’t do this in real life
I’ve been practicing trying to talk to people about my book, and have sent it solicited and unsolicited to some family members (with some of my little “marketing” tags tucked in). It feels so aggressive…
Rini & Butler Scene Trip
Rini & Butler in the wild! Well, in the outer city, but close enough. Most settings in Rini & Butler are in some shape or form inspired by very real settings in Meanjin | Brisbane,…
Make like the Horrors and Persist
The time between seasons always wears me out. My body doesn’t love the fluctuation of temperatures and the sheer amount of caffeine I consume apparently can’t help with that. I’m also sleeping poorly … but…
Happy Ostara
If I want to stay on track with my plans, I really need to work hard on the current focuses this week: restructuring Say Nope to the Trope and preparing for October. I have two…
No one likes him.
Rini & Butler might be mostly about a kid and service-droid, and how they do and don’t get along, but there are a few other characters to love and hate. Unless you’re the first ever…
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The Timeline
2020: 51, 258 words, Draft 1
– writing prompt becomes a scene for an assessment task and the first draft is written
2021: 51, 984, Draft 2
– more of a refined first draft
2021: 51,723, Draft 3
– first reader draft
2022: 53,041, Draft 4
– plot shifting, development of the sequel and adjustment of ending
2024: 48,800, Draft 5
– more plot shifts, realising the climax is in the wrong part of the timeline
2026: 63, 257, Draft 6
– major structure shifts and character changes
– reader copies created
I started Rini & Butler in 2020, taking a writing prompt to inspire a writing assessment for university. It ended up becoming a full length novel by the end of the year.
In 2026, I finished editing the sixth draft of the novel.
