Francesca's Words

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Folksy x Pedddle Christmas Market

Hello everyone, I’m excited to be doing my first ever online craft fair! It’s hosted by Pedddle in collaboration with Folksy, and runs 10am-10pm on 5th and 6th December. If you haven’t heard of Pedddle, it’s a platform that hosts and promotes craft markets, both online and offline. I haven’t done an online market before […]

October 29, 2020
Francesca’s Words on Ko-Fi

Hi everyone, I’ve opened a Ko-Fi page, as I’m aware that lots of you enjoy my stories and would love to support them, but don’t want to commit to becoming a regular patron (which I fully understand). Ko-Fi works as a one-off thing, with each payment pre-set at £3, so you’re literally buying me a […]

July 10, 2020
Commissions Open (May-August 2020)

Hello lovelies, I’m excited to finally have an organised and commissions sheet! Not going to lie, it’s a little bit because I need to fill eleven more slots in the Major Arcana series… Here’s what I’m offering: Flash Fiction/Vignette/Article/Letter (I’ll write any medium, really.) Up to 800 words approx.: £30 Up to 1500 words approx.: […]

May 26, 2020
International Shipping Reinstated on Folksy Plus Updated Shipping Times

Hello friends, Good news! I’ve reinstated international postage in my Folksy shop, and reduced the shipping times to 7 days. I’m still aiming to post orders within 3 working days, I want to minimise my trips to the post office (and minimise my stress levels a bit as well). I still have my Etsy shop […]

May 13, 2020
‘The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes’ Free to Read on PDF

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March 23, 2020
CV-19 Updates & Changes to Shipping on my Folksy

Hi everyone, Due to CV-19/coronavirus, I am in self-isolation from 20th March to 28th March, so orders from my shop have a longer wait time. Additionally, I will not be shipping outside of the UK until further notice, in order to minimise my contact with groups at a higher risk of coronavirus. This is because […]

March 20, 2020
New ‘Three Kingdoms’ Story: ‘The Queen of Stormhaven’

Hi everyone, There’s a new Three Kingdoms story up on my stories blog: The Queen of Stormhaven. It’s a stand alone so you don’t have to have read The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes to read and enjoy this one. You can read the whole of The Princess and the […]

February 26, 2020
Commissions Open for New & Upgrading Patrons Throughout February

I want to thank my patrons for your patience as we work towards publication of The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes. So all new and upgrading patrons throughout February get a short story commission! Just pledge or upgrade to any tier between now and 29th Feb. Story perimeters · 1,000-1,500 […]

February 1, 2020
Final Recommended Order Dates 2019 & Bonus Print Offer

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November 13, 2019
Community/Social Project Research Questionnaire

Hi everyone, I’ve been kicking around an idea for a community/social project website and I’m doing as much research as I can. If you have three to five minutes and have experienced moderate to strong anger, hopelessness and/or frustration when consuming the news lately, I would appreciate your input. It is completely anonymous. Thank you! […]

September 21, 2019