Debut Novel
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 17: Main Character Monday: Rini
Fun fact: Rini was named after Chibiusa/Rini from Sailor Moon 🌙 Rini wasn’t modelled after Chibiusa at all, neither in appearance or personality, but I just liked the name as a placeholder when I started writing and it stuck. In… Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 16: What Inspired the Book
It started as a writing prompt that was supposed to inspire a 5,000 word university assignment … now I’m publishing it in October 🥳 Rini & Butler is very much an exploration and expression of myself on the page. A… Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 10: Main Character Monday: Butler
Registered under the name “Aquila”, Butler originally belonged to the McLorraine household as a high class service-droid, assisting the lady of the house from dawn til dusk. Perhaps it was bored? Perhaps it was a glitch? But when it sees… Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 8: Status Update: Rini & Butler
Rini & Butler 293 pages Paperback eBook 63,422 words 199mm x 129mm 5.06″ x 7.81″ Releasing October 31st Will be available through many online retailers such as Kobo, Amazon, Booktopia etc., or via this website (currently available to Australia only,… Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 5: Move Comp
Mash up between these two, but the personalities in Hunt for the Wilderpeople are a bit reversed … and I can’t promise Rini & Butler will be as funny (ᵕ—ᴗ—) Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 3: Main Character Monday: Rini
Rini is one of the two central characters for my novel Rini & Butler, releasing October 2026. Rini is about twelve-years-old and lives in the middle of a small mountain wedged into the side of an Australian city that’s forgot… Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 2: Tell Us About Your Book
Rini & Butler is a mild science-fiction novel that asks the question: what happens when an android actually considers the literal meaning of its core laws? He runs away, steals an umbrella and picks up an Australian accent, of course.… Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 1: Introduce Yourself
Hello there, I’m Edald Hopfield and I write fantasy and sci-fi from Meanjin|Brisbane Australia! I enjoy a wide variety of hobbies and so we’ll likely have at least one thing in common! I’m fumbling my way around this platform a… Continue reading
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Oh wow, I almost can’t believe I’ve done this
Though I have experience in the publishing industry, it feels like forever ago and I never self-published anything. Doing it now, I’m often fretting about not knowing how it will go for a first time publish. This means I occasionally… Continue reading
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“I’m going on an adventure!”
It’s on its way Rini & Butler is ready for release, October 31st 2026! I’m so dang excited. I honestly don’t have a lot of words to describe it, just tonnes of emotion ₍₍⚞(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)⚟⁾⁾ It will be available… Continue reading
