Rebecca Fraser: Writing & Moonlighting ✍️📚

@elementeds Yay!

CONTINUUM 16 ANNOUNCED!!!

Thank you, lovely @VacenTaylor 😊

Hey folks. I’m asking you to please read this post if you have a moment, and I appreciate your consideration in advance of your efforts. I have a friend and his name is Sammy Scott. I met Sammy after I published Winterset Hollow, as he enjoyed the book, and a friendship soon followed. Like so many of us, Sammy is a book lover through and through—a voracious reader, an ardent supporter of indie lit, and a champion of the stories he loves. He was a huge supporter of mine during the early days of my first release, and I’ll never forget that. What I didn’t know about Sammy until a few months ago is that he’s also a writer. In fact, he wrote a book called “Beta” and asked me to blurb it if I enjoyed it, and so of course I agreed. He messaged me a few days ago and I assumed he was just checking in on my reading progress, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. And I’m afraid this is where things get tough. Sammy went to the doctor after feeling unwell for a few weeks, and was diagnosed with stage 4 bile duct cancer which has spread to a number of other organs. The prognosis is not good, and I’ll leave it at that. He asked me if I would still be willing to blurb his first book, and told me that he was still planning on releasing it on September 1st in order to cover some of his medical bills and leave his family is the best financial shape possible. I mean, what do you say to a thing like that? How do you possibly find the words? I want to be clear here—Sammy Scott is one of us. A lover of books. A family man. And an outstanding author. He is one of the good ones. A light. And he needs our help in the fight of his life. So, how can you help? I’m glad you asked… 1. Like this post, comment, and repost so as many people as possible get to see it. 2. Contribute to the gofundme that my friend and fellow author Nick Roberts has set up. Every little bit helps, and I’ve already donated myself. I’ll leave the link in a reply. 3. Consider purchasing a limited, numbered, signed edition of his debut novel “Beta,” which is fantastic. Sammy has set up an ETSY shop where you can buy one, and you can find all the details there. You can find that link in the replies as well. 4. Consider purchasing a copy of his short story collection “At Home With the Horrors,” which is also fantastic. I’ll leave a link for all formats in a reply. Sammy is a kind, generous, passionate, incredibly talented individual, and he’s a neighbor of ours in so many ways. Please help if you can. This is a man who deserves it. Thank you so much for your time, and please give your loved ones a hug or a call today. Be well.

I'm excited to reveal the cover of 'Jonty's Unicorn' my forthcoming #MG #fantasy #adventure releasing April 2024 with @IFWGPubIntl If you love fairy tales (Dark? You betcha! But fun? You betcha!) & a plot twist or two, I hope you'll love 'Jonty's Unicorn' #LoveOzMG #unicorn

We can't beleaf it's #NationalTreeDay! 🌲 We're shining the light on ancient Australian icon Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis), which has made home gardeners accidental citizen scientists. Read the story: spr.ly/6012PXkL6 📷 | Gordon Gullock

@drhelenedwards Congratulations! Will look forward to it 💫

Last night the Melbourne #horror crew had @SpookTapes in the house! ‘The Measure of Sorrow’ @MeerkatPress is an emotionally intelligent, layered read filled with complex characters, evocative settings & a sledgehammering of heart & humanity. Add it to your dark fiction bookcase!

Yay!

Working through copy edits of ‘Jonty’s Unicorn’. I ❤️ the polishing process of a book as it moves through the production cycle. Cover reveal coming soon! This #LoveOzMG fantasy adventure was a joy to write.🦄 📚 Coming 2024 thanks to international #specfic veterans @IFWGPubIntl

Excited to announce I've got a new book coming out with @WombatBooks 'Skippy Blackfeet' will appeal to anyone who's ever questioned their place in the world. Will keep you posted on further news / release date. #skippyblackfeet #juniorfiction #kidlit

This is what #theend on the current #loveozmg #wip looks like. This book is a love letter to my beloved #tasmania Publishers, I believe in this story, I’m putting in the polish, and I’ll be knocking on your door soon! #tigergirl #thylacine #tasmaniantiger #thriller #eco #survival

This is so wholesome! @AndreaRowe_au you'll like this <3

@SeanMalarkey @JeaneanThomas Love this <3

“Dear teenage boy at the skate park... You're probably about 15 years-old, so I don't expect you to be very mature or for you to want a little girl on your skate ramp for that matter. What you don't know is that my daughter has been wanting to skateboard for months. I actually had to convince her that skateboarding wasn't for just for boys. So when we walked up to the skate park and saw that it was full of teenaged boys who were smoking and swearing, she immediately wanted to turn around and go home. I secretly wanted to go too because I didn't want to have to put on my mom voice and exchange words with you. I also didn't want my daughter to feel like she had to be scared of anyone, or that she wasn't entitled to that skate park just as much as you were. So when she said, "Mom it's full of older boys," I calmly said, "So what, they don't own the skate park." She proceeded to go down the ramp in spite of you and your friends flying past her and grinding rails beside her. She only had two or three runs in before you approached her and said "Hey, excuse me.." I immediately prepared to deliver my "She's allowed to use this park just as much as you guys" speech when I heard you say, "Your feet are wrong. Can I help you?" You proceeded to spend almost an hour with my daughter showing her how to balance and steer, and she listened to you - a feat not attained by most adults. You held her hand and helped her get up when she fell down and I even heard you tell her to stay away from the rails so that she wouldn't get hurt. I want you to know that I am proud that you are part of my community, and I want to thank you for being kind to my daughter, even though your friends made fun of you for it. She left the skate park with a sense of pride and with the confidence that she can do anything, because of you.” Via @JeaneanThomas

@BothersomeWords Oh wow! Congratulations, Abigail. How wonderful 💫

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@SpookTapes @MeerkatPress @PromoteHorror I know I will!

@BecksMuse @MeerkatPress @PromoteHorror Yay! Thanks, Bec. Hope you enjoy it!

Next book off the reading cab rank: The Measure of Sorrow’ by @SpookTapes Looking forward to this one! @MeerkatPress @PromoteHorror #newbook #tbr #amreading #horrorfiction #horrorwriter #homegrownhorror #promotehorror #darkfiction

The #KidLit crew were out in force. Stoked to have @KenWilliams42 @BecksMuse @WallysBooks @PenHarrison @wendyorr @pruepittock join me for the celebration of #SundaySkating #booklaunch @HardieGrantCP

Look out for this picture book beauty in your local bookstore: ‘Sunday Skating’ by @AndreaRowe_au and Hannah Somerville @HardieGrantCP It’s a celebration of friendship, encouragement, self belief, and having a crack…and it’s gorgeous 💕 📖 🛹 #sundayskating #kidlit #picturebook

@LoveOzmg Thank you! 😀😍

How brilliant! Congratulations, @BecksMuse 🎊