The Indie Author Bookstore

Hi all,

As a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, I'm part of their new online bookstore!

You can search for new authors you may never have heard of and maybe find your new favourite. There are thousands of books in a variety of genres, themes and seasons. New books and authors are featured each day, so there's always something new to find.

All of my books are on there which will link back to my Amazon page.

By supporting the Indie Author Bookstore you'll be helping so many self published authors sell more books, gain reviews and show the world that indie authors are just as good as traditionally published ones.

If you want to support me and other ALLi members, you can browse the bookstore here.

If you read any of the books and enjoy them, then please leave a review! They help authors a lot more than you realise.

Don't forget to spread the word about the Indie Author Bookstore! See you next week. 

The Dead Kingdom is now Available on Amazon

Hi all,

The final book in the Curse of Anubis series is now available to buy on Amazon! It is now available in ebook, paperback and hardcover.

The dead have taken over… there is no cure.

To protect her new family, Tahira has no choice but to embrace the undead side of herself. As Ra’s chosen one, she has the unthinkable task of ending Anubis’ tirade of death.

The gods have a new ruler; Ra’s reign is over. But that doesn’t mean Bastet’s fight is; with new allies, she has a chance to bring Anubis down. The only thing that stands in her way is the goddess she loves the most.

To finally stop the plague, Bastet and Tahira will have to make unbearable sacrifices. But only one thing is on their mind, can they bring Ra back?

I hope you enjoy reading the last book in the series! That’s it for this week, see you next week.

March 2026 Project Wrap-Up

Hi all,

March is now over, so it's time to wrap-up the first draft of Original Elementals #9: Arcturus. It is now complete at 84,039 words!

At first this was a tough one to write as I was worried that I wouldn't reach the end. This book is about 10K longer than the others at the moment, but I suppose it is fitting as its the last one in the series.

This book follows Stella, the first person to have all eight elements. Her companion is Arcturus, a demi-god who will never get the chance to meet Aosmhor to achieve some form of immortality. In this book, Aosmhor is still going to be asleep, even the events of Elemental Dragons occur while he's in the same slumber.

Stella decides to turn her back on Zmei right away following the events of the previous books. She works with the Fairy Dragons and bonds with one, Embae. She also meets Vivid in this book, a dragon goddess who was imprisoned decades ago for a crime she didn't commit. She offers to help Stella with Zmei, but does she also have secret intentions?

I loved going back to the Fairy Dragons and getting to explore them a bit more. They were cute in the Elemental Dragons series and I'm glad I got to revisit them. This time, you can learn a lot more about where they came from and some of their powers. This is before hives were hunted down by scientists, so there are many Fairy Dragons in this book.

Stella grows a lot throughout the story and becomes stronger in her own right. I've wanted to write her going from a meek, shy girl to a confident one and I'm so glad that I finally got to do it!

But that is unfortunately, the end of the Original Elementals series...

Or is it?

I know throughout the years I've teased you a lot about a secret tenth book in the series. I can confirm that this will be true! But you'll have to wait for another blog post to find out more!

That's it for this week, I hope you enjoyed reading! See you next week. 

Plymouth Writer's Group Anthology

Hi all,

The writer's group that I'm part of, Plymouth Writer's Group, is launching submissions for a brand new anthology! Check out more details here: PWG website.

For any writers out there that are interested, submissions opened February 14th 2026 and closes 14th May 2026. If you're sixteen or over, feel free to submit your piece!

The theme of the anthology is Endangered Species. Pick any species you like, as long as it hasn't been taken by any of our members. Please all make sure you read the submission guidelines carefully before submitting your work.

My species for this anthology is the Snow Leopard, my favourite animal! My story, The Fire Leopard, will be featured in this anthology.

If you're interested, make sure you check out the anthology and submit any stories you think might fit! Here’s the link one more time for those interested: PWG anthology.

That's it for this week, see you next Sunday. 

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Free Science Fiction / Fantasy Stories - March 2026

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I Completed a Pacer Challenge!

Hi all,

My resolution this year is to walk more and lose weight. My partner and I signed to do a virtual walking challenge, which we can complete at our own pace.

We just finished our first one!

I did the 10K Leopard challenge by Pacer. For this challenge, the 10K had to be completed in one workout. My partner did the 10K Tiger challenge. We set out on January 19th and managed to walk 11km!

I got the certificate below with the matching medal. 5% of the money for every challenge is donated to wildlife preservation organisations, so I've completed the walk and I've done something good at the same time.

We're already planning our next challenge, though this one will be done over several walks. We're looking at 52km challenges, each of us doing a different one.

Obviously for my first challenge it had to be cat related! When I saw the leopard challenge I knew that was the one I was going to do. My partner also wanted to do one of the big cat challenges so he chose the tiger.

I'm glad that I'm already off to a good start with the Pacer challenges and I can't wait to start my next one. I'd like to be able to build up a collection of medals and certificates and hopefully lose weight at the same time!

If you want to check out the challenge I did, you can see it here: Pacer Leopard 10K

That's it for this week! I hope you enjoyed reading. See you next week. 

PS; don’t forget to check out these book bundles, all books are free to download!

Free Science Fiction / Fantasy Stories - March 2026

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My Trip to Dartmoor Zoo

Hi all,

My partner and I recently went on a trip to Dartmoor Zoo. I haven't been there in years but we both wanted to go and see all the big cats.

Both of us agree that our favourite was the tiger, with the lynx as a close second.

The longer I watched the tiger, I realised that I'd never really included one in any of my books. There's a lioness in Years and Curse of Anubis, a panther in Celestial Plague, a lynx in The Severed Pantheon and a cheetah in Curse of Anubis. But I've never added a tiger.

One day, when I find the right story, I'd love to add a tiger character in. I still don't feel like I've found a story that could include a tiger. But that doesn't mean that I don't want to write about one.

At the zoo, I loved watching the tiger, Dragan and it was amazing to see him up close. He's a good mix of fierce and elegant and I could imagine what a tiger would like in a story.

I'm hoping to plot more books this year, so maybe a tiger can fit into one of those stories. I think it's a shame I haven't written one so far.

Seeing a lynx was great too and I got a plush one from the gift shop on the way out. Now that I've seen one in real life, I can mould the lynx in The Severed Pantheon to be more realistic.

That's it for this week, I hope you enjoyed reading! See you next week. 

PS; don’t forget to check out these book bundles, all books are free to download!

Free Science Fiction / Fantasy Stories - March 2026

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My First Dragon Book

Hi all,

The first dragon book that I wrote was not Blood and Water. I actually wrote about 30K words for a different dragon book when I was fifteen.

This book followed Russet, a dragon hatchling that escaped a petting zoo. She was born into it and didn't know anything other than it, but she always dreamed of running in the forest. One day, when she was a few months old and able to use her wings, she escapes.

At first she loved exploring the forest and all the animals there, until hunger set in. The forest was scarier at night, with predators such as foxes and badgers which attacked her for getting too close to their dens.

Eventually she went back to the zoo to start stealing food and water, which went on for months. Then she met a baby dragon called Lily. Lily was only a few days old, but kept calling out to Russet whenever she saw her. When Lily was old enough to talk, she asked Russet to help her escape. She said that she was special, and was destined to find six unhatchable dragon eggs to learn elemental powers. These elements were fire, water, air, earth, electricity and light.

Russet helps Lily escape and another baby dragon called Xerxes uses the opportunity to escape with them. From there, the three of them travel across the continent looking for the eggs to help Lily achieve her destiny. But the humans know what Lily is, and they desperately want her back. They follow the group on their quest, hoping to stop Lily before she reaches the final egg.

As I'm sure you've realised, some of the elements of this story did carry over to Elemental Dragons! Russet, although not in the main story, has her story told in the Short Story Collection. This time instead of escaping the petting zoo, she is forced into it when her companion dies.

Fire, water, earth, air, electricity and light all made it into the Elemental Dragons series as well. Air was renamed Wind and Dark and Ice were added as elements as well.

This story had the dragons as the main characters, rather than humans. They couldn't understand human speech but knew that they wanted to capture the dragons again. Along the way they meet more dragon characters, all of different types who help and hinder them on their quest.

I eventually stopped writing this book because I came up with the idea for Element Dragons instead. I borrowed a few ideas from the book and decided to write a brand new story. As much as I liked writing the initial story, I fell in love writing Blood and Water and knew that would be my first finished book.

That's it for this week, I hope you enjoyed reading! See you next week. 

PS; don’t forget to check out these book bundles, all books are free to download!

Free Science Fiction / Fantasy Stories - March 2026

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Plymouth Literary Festival 2026

Hi all,

I recently attended the Plymouth Literary Festival with my writer's group. It was an amazing event that let us do two readings and we ran a booth for both days!

I managed to sell two of my books (yay!) and gave out several bookmarks and business cards. I also read my short story, Run-Along, during the Sunday reading.

I haven't done many in person events so I was looking forward to it. I went into it not sure if I should bring some books for the booth, but I'm glad I did in the end. I signed both books that readers bought and I hope that they enjoy reading them!

I would like to do more in person events but Plymouth doesn't offer too many. So when this came up, I jumped at the chance. Hopefully this becomes a yearly event so I can attend again next year.

My writer's group also advertised our newest anthology which is currently open for submissions. If you would like more details, check it out here.

That's it for this week, I hope you enjoyed reading! See you next week. 

PS; don’t forget to check out these book bundles, all books are free to download!

Free Science Fiction / Fantasy Stories - March 2026

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Round Robin Stories Volume Four

Hi all,

This week I'm going to let you know how you can get an anthology that I've participated in! It's another one from Strong Women, Strange Worlds. It's the next one in their Round Robin Stories collection. This one is volume four.

This time I helped write two stories, which was extra fun! The stories in this volume are:

Family Time

The Guidance of Pigeons

Comms Down

The Mermaid's Curse

I helped write The Guidance of Pigeons and Comms Down. Last year I wrote a fantasy story, but this year I got to help with two Sci-Fi ones! It was a nice change and a genre that I probably write the least in. I'm glad that I got the opportunity to work on both stories and bring both stories to life.

If you would like to read this anthology, you’ll need to sign up to my mailing list, which you can do by clicking here. I’ll be sending out the anthology as a thank you to all my subscribers on March 1st, so make sure you’re signed up before then! In the meantime, you’ll get access to five FREE enovellas based on my books! Sign up here.

This was an amazing opportunity thanks to Strong Women, Strange Worlds. I would really recommend checking them out if you’re looking for new books to read.

That's it for this week, if you check out the anthology, I hope you enjoy it! See you next week. 

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The Dead Kingdom Pre-Order Live

Hi all,

The final book in the Curse of Anubis series, The Dead Kingdom, is now available to pre-order on Amazon! It will be published in ebook, paperback and hardcover on April 7th 2026.

While you’re waiting for it to come out, why not sign up to my mailing list?

You get:

• Four FREE enovellas.

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That’s it for this week! I hope you check out the final book in the Curse of Anubis series! See you next Sunday for another reason to sign up to my mailing list…