Debut Novel
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 31: Celebrate Something
I’ve lived much of my life being pretty easily discouraged from doing what I want, whether because I was being told to pay attention to something else or being told, and telling myself, that I can’t do it. Writing has… Continue reading
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#AuthorAugust26 | Day 29: Status Update: Rini & Butler
Rini & Butler is: Ready to Publish! Available globally from October 31st, both in paperback and eBook, across a variety of retailers ☂️ 🎉 Like mild science-fiction? Check it out 😊 Science-fiction, emotional growth, purpose, humanity, friendship, androids, authority, society,… Continue reading
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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
