August 2024 - a mighty fine bird and other modern dinosaurs
a mid-summer update
Hi Everyone,
First off, today is the final day of The Lost Star Chart kickstarter—so there’s still time to secure your copy before 2025!
Last week, I went on a real life vacation where I left the island I live on and went to another island a short ferry ride away. We stayed in a cabin with an ocean view—it was basic, but comfortable. There is something particularly lovely about sitting in bed, drinking coffee and staring at the ocean.
While out hiking we spotted the ‘stay weird’ graffiti above and this mighty fine bird (I think he is well aware how fabulous he is):
To follow on from Tom, here are some quail chicks in space:
They must be so confused! Here’s an article for further info on them. The short version is that these quail were part of an experiment on raising food in space done in the previous century.
Writing Updates
August writing plans include finishing three short stories, two related to The Lost Star Chart (Kickstarter stretch goals) and a Case File (silly detective stories on a space station)—all of these will be great fun to work on. I’ll share where they are once they are available.
After that, I’ll be back into the follow up novel to Hope is the Thing With Feathers, tentatively titled The Edge of Night and Day. The first draft is done, so this will be round 1 of editing (it has a date with an editor in the fall). The book will be released in 2025.
Something Awesome
Peacock spiders are my favourite spider! —if only they would replace the gangly ones I keep having to escort out of the house. Here’s a collection of more great photos. And if you need a chuckle, here they are dancing.
Cheers,
Jeannette
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Encoded Orbits Trilogy
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Settler Chronicles
Day 115 on an Alien World - direct or from the shops
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