Life as an author with dogs… Trying to write while one randomly starts licking your legs/ toes/ feet. WHY?!

How handsome is my puppy? This handsome.

The worst bit about writing a future dystopian fantasy… with a science background based on a starting point of where we were in summer 2020? That’s seeing The Barren coming to life in satellite images. All we need now are the dragons to wake.

It’s been a busy few days, and I’ve taken today off writing, to do all the house stuff I ignored. There is also some sort of freezing defrosting malarkey going on with kids and grapes. I have zero idea of the plan

I did a thing, for @spotlightindie.bsky.social . They have an awesome ‘library’ of short stories so you can get a taste of various authors’ writing. Want to hear a little of mine? This is a flashback memory, from Laytha a character in my Aulirean Gates series. youtu.be/L26Wa41Ek-A

Spotlight Library: 'New Hope' by J.E. Hannaford, a prequel story

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I found this Rove beetle with mites,last week. WIP snippet ‘Interesting show, but probably not your greatest move.’ The stench rolled over me. I struggled to breathe as I was lifted onto a chair. Small red mites crawled across the hand that supported me and I held back a shudder. Help was help,’

Loot that drops after defeating me. -a bag of holding filled with dog treats -a collection of assorted dragons -a confusingly large quantity of sand. - a large bunch of unusual culinary herbs - 8 open scrivener files of different projects. -a flurry of D&D notes and character sheets - limes.

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Loot that drops after defeating me: - A metal fidget toy in cobalt blue - a small library of books, all sci-fi, fantasy and fantasy romance (gay) - a Dutch oven, a Japanese chef's knife, a pair of cooking tongs - several pairs of boots - bundle of black feathers - a quick kiss and a long squish

WIP snippet ‘I need to know what you’ve achieved, where we stand, and if you have located a ————. But I lost a lot of blood, skin and sleep.’ My mother tilted her head, eying me like a hungry bird deciding on the value of a juicy spider. I was clearly not worth the trouble at the moment. #fantasy

Puppy tax! Went for a windy walk before this mornings editing. Out on the horizon, of the beach image ( if you were to look closely) are the islands of the Southern Selkies, from My Black Hinds Wake series.

Dog walk and paddle at the beach and back before 9? Don’t mind if I do.

Can someone send me a healthy dose of motivation please. The dogs are relaxed, the house is quiet and I should be using this time to do more than Doomscroll.

It’s drawing ever closer that my 2 D&D groups, playing on the same timeline in different parts of my homebrew world, are going to meet. They are both starting to head to the same city. And I kind of can’t wait.

A certain milestone in our lives has begun. My son just came home from school and flipped in my office cosy chair. It now smells very strongly of Lynx

Every time I see a video which are; look what we saw from satellite, a structure in this entirely unexplored land. No one has been here, let’s go there. Look what we found. They find a large building. Literal proof that other people have lived and worked in the ‘unexplored’ land. Drives me mad.

It’s a glorious day out there… If being roasted alive and basted in my own sweat was glorious. My office is cool, but it feels like I’m wasting the day sitting in the cool space. Even though it’s with the dogs.

I’m on summer holiday starting today for almost 2 months, and was getting ready to really knuckle down to write. My body, “Here, I think you forgot this cold and sore throat, enjoy” Puppy cuddles, coffee and switching off it is then.

Good night all. I’m off to bed with @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social ‘s new book! Out today and I can’t wait to get it in my eyeballs.

Hi, I write books about stabby selkies and telepathic giant dogs. When my dogs let me. Also those are definitely not the same series. The dogs say seals count as dogs, so I’m allowed them.

The puppy was staring at me With big eyes and a wagging tail. I asked what he wanted. He jumped. I am Now a dogbed, I cannot move. It’s warm and smells of sleep here.

I was idly staring at the clutter on my bookshelves and started counting dragons. I currently have 14 dragons in my office - that aren’t on book covers or pictures. I cannot be alone in this? #fantasy 📚

You can’t hold others up or be there for friends if you are empty yourself. Today was a refill day. A little me time, coffee and cakes with the pup, a walk somewhere I haven’t been for months, refreshed hair, nails and relax. Now, I have a G&T with wild strawberries from the garden.

How bad is my social media algorithm right now? My fb page just told me to look at other pages in my niche…. They weren’t authors, publishers, or even book reviewers… they were all puppy or dog accounts.

Today is a bit sore. Knees, hands, and general crappiness. I suspect it’s karma for what I did to my D&D crew last night. I’d say no one died, but I’d be lying.

Yes, it’s hot. Yes, I’m bothered, but I’m also grateful to be cooler than most parts of the UK. It’s not very exciting just looking at curtains and blinds rather than my garden, but the dogs appreciate it. Or so I keep telling myself !

WEEK 16: There is so much magic, in so many ways, that it’s surprising that it’s so well balanced. There’s singing magic, plant/potion magic, crystal magic, dog/hound magic, dream magic, alien race magic, and freaking space dragons! @hannafordjenny.bsky.social fanfiaddict.com/review-gates...

Review: Gates of Hope (Aulirean Gates #1) by J. E. Hannaford | FanFiAddict

Synopsis An epic fantasy adventure full of telepathic hounds, secrets and magic. The Watcher shattered the Gates.Now hope must arise from the shards. Darin ...

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I am sat on my bed, with my laptop, writing. And, for the first time since the puppy arrived, with two settled, sleeping dogs. I am truly living the dream! You hope for the moment when they start to let their guard down with each other , and it’s happening.

A reminder… Gates of Hope is free on Amazon for the next few days. Because I got a puppy! Gates of Hope tr.ee/dmc4amKlZv

Want a fantasy hug of a book with telepathic moonhounds, a fantastical magic system and a world to lose yourself in? #fantasy #book When fate delivered a dog with a ridgie dad, there’s only one name we could give him. To celebrate Staramine’s arrival, Gates of Hope is now free. tr.ee/dmc4amKlZv

When you write a book, and the dogs in it get called the best dogs in fantasy… Then you get a new puppy, who has a parent dog of the breed which inspired Moonhounds… You have to name the puppy after the most loved dog in the series, right? Meet Staramine. Twice…

It is time for the Indie Book Sale again! For the next 3 days, around 300 SFFH books are on sale for $0.99, $1.99 or are free. Check it out: indiebook.sale You can filter by genre, price, store, etc. (I know most of you have read it, but Shadow of a Dead God is there. books2read.com/ShadowGod)