Tag: Francesca’s Words

• Announcing ROTTING TREES, a YA Contempory Fantasy, on Patreon from December 2023 (prologue up now!)

  Hello lovely readers, I am so excited to finally share Rotting Trees, my new novel. All the women in Ariel Scarlet’s family die before the age of forty. Family legend blames a cursed Victorian necklace, and Ariel is determined to discover who cursed it and why. Sophey Cartwright works in Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts…

  Francesca

  31 October, 2023

  Writing

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• New Story: ‘A Devil of a Time,’ Illustrated by Tatchiana Michaela

  Hello! I’m psyched to share A Devil of a Time, a short story about a child and the clock she finds in her garden. It was illustrated by the excellent Tatchiana Michaela and you can read it on my stories blog here. As per, it was shared early to my Patreon page for the No.…

  Francesca

  1 August, 2023

  Writing

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• Starting (continuing officially?) a street team!

  Hello lovely readers, I’ve been mulling over how best to approach the beast that is being self published and the eternal struggle of my work reaching people who haven’t heard of it but might like it. I remember the days of street teams, when fans of books or bands would literally go outside and hand…

  Francesca

  21 July, 2023

  Francesca’s Actual Words, General, Patreon, Writing

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• ‘The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories’ just 99p on Google Books!

  Hello lovelies, Happy new year and thank you for all your support in 2022. I can’t wait to show you what I’ve been working on in 2023! In the meantime, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes is only 99p on Google Books until the 3rd of January. ENJOY. See you…

  Francesca

  27 December, 2022

  Book News

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• Standard Reminder I Have Things You Can Gift This Holidaytimes

  Hello! As we are nearing COMMERCIAL HEAVEN WINTER TIMES aka mid-December, I thought I’d share a few places you can pick up my work, if you are in the market for gifts this COMMERCIAL HOLIDAY OF YOUR CHOICE. (If you aren’t and you hate everything, um, here’s a website I run that helps you find…

  Francesca

  25 November, 2022

  Francesca’s Actual Words

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• Stationery Shop Open Until Mid-Late March

  Hello everyone, I hope you’re all well. Just a quick message that I’ve briefly reopened my stationery shop on Folksy. I’m only shipping to the UK and USA – if you’re in a different country and would like to order, please message me via Folksy! I have very little stock so if there’s something you…

  Francesca

  25 February, 2022

  Mythology Mayhem, Shop News

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• New Art for ‘The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes’ by Gabrielle Rose

  Hi! I’m so pleased to show you a new piece of art for The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes. It’s by Gabrielle Rose, a fantastic Canadian artist who specialises in horror and the occult. Which scene do you think it’s from? If you haven’t read the book, here’s a list…

  Francesca

  30 December, 2021

  Book News, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes

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• Closing Stationery Shops on 1st September

  Hello! I will be closing my stationery shops (Folksy and Etsy) on 1st September, with 31st August as my last mailing day. My workload is increasing and I thought it best to stop spinning at least one plate before it breaks. There is 20% off most items in both stores! The prices are the same…

  francescaburke

  28 June, 2021

  Francesca’s Actual Words, Products, Sale, Shop News

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• Newsletter Reminder

  Hi everyone, Just a reminder that I run a monthly (ish) newsletter. I’m using social media less and less, so it’s a great way for me to have a chat with readers and shop customers, share my blog posts and announce updates or new releases. You can join the newsletter using this link. You’ll have…

  francescaburke

  31 May, 2021

  Francesca’s Actual Words, General

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• Paperback Edition of ‘The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes’ Available Now!

  Hi hi lovelies, I’m so pleased to announce that you can now order a paperback edition of The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes! It’s only available on Amazon, in paperback, at present, but fingers crossed for a hardcover! You can read a bit about why I’m using Amazon’s print on…

  francescaburke

  23 April, 2021

  Book News, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes

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