Newsletter: Afua, Nature, Communications
Always so much to say
Afua!
Now that Afua is available to the world I have the pleasure of finding out what the world thinks of my latest endeavour, co-written with Christoffer. I’ve received enthusiastic emails from early readers, and spotted this review on Goodreads, which made my day:
“What a fantastic addition to the Lost Solace series! I loved the culture and world building, such a fundamental part of the books, with each one so different yet tying together. Even though it's co-written, the unique style of the Solace universe shines through; the authors have done a wonderful collaboration that won't disappoint fans of the series. Highly recommend.”
—Helen Pryke, Author
Don’t forget, Afua is a standalone book. You don’t need to have read anything else I’ve written to enjoy the thrilling and heart-warming story!
Fun fact. Chris and I had already written Afua when I spotted this in a 2000AD comic I was reading:
I love those tiny serendipities.
Communications
Social Media
As many of you know, I grew disillusioned with most social media sites a long time ago, and left Twitter and Facebook. Both the issues of limited reach (unless I paid them money) and censorship added to it.
As an experiment I have joined Bluesky, since I liked what they were trying to do and stood for. No adverts! A simple interface like old Twitter! Many communities! If you use Bluesky then feel free to interact with me there. And if you don’t use it yet, you might want to have a look.
My Parliamentary Candidate Site
I may not have been elected as an MP but my site documenting the journey is still there. I decided that, rather than close it, I would rebrand it as Everything Is Political. I’ve written a post about the decision here. If you hate my politics and only want to read my fiction books, then stay away; if you have an interest in what I stand for, feel free to subscribe to it.
This Author Newsletter
This newsletter goes to everyone who subscribed with an email address. But I send out a lot more posts than that, as I also have paid subscribers who receive more. In the last two months paid subscribers have received an extra ten posts (plus a free ebook!) on a range of topics. Reviews, a short story, and posts for writers about managing your money and dealing with taxes. Paid subscribers provide me with regular income, for which I am always grateful! I’m aiming at one new subscriber this month. Could it be you?
Relax With Nature
Nature has been on my mind this month, after putting up the pictures shown in the image above. And we all need to destress.
Therefore, here is a guided visualisation meditation on nature, created by one of my friends.
And in keeping with that theme, here’s an atmospheric photo of the river near my home, on a misty morning!
May your days be green and calm,
Karl