Kate Murray

I am 43 years old and still aspire to one day be as cool as Claudia Kishi.

So much lightning & thunder last night in Melbs?! It went on for hours?! I am so tired this morning!

~Something that made me happy today: a perfect avocado for guac tonight.
~Something that pissed me off: more mailjetzky emails arriving in my junk folder despite me blocking them a million times.

I was like, oh yeah haven't been missing this at all....

Oh hey school is certainly back for the year because I have received approximately 17000 emails from the school today.

Thank you! ☺️

Thank you! The artist is Jessica Cruickshank, she's very talented!

I didn't quite meet my goal but I DID end up with 10,000 more words than I began with! Now for the next 10,000. And so on. Until the first draft is done!

It really is so good, very nostalgic feeling (Goonies in space!) and the kids are amazing.

Omggg how good was Skeleton Crew?! My family definitely got bored of me saying "how good is this show?! I really love it!" every week 😅

Thanks!

Keen to know as well! I didn't want to like any of the posts in case I wasn't supposed to, as in the case with some pitch events on twitter.

Ugh I'm sorry 😞 I've heard too many stories of people essentially losing their businesses that way.

Introducing: Leon Alvero, 19 year old palace guard. Sensible, practical, down to earth, loyal and not easily won over. Needless to say when Leon and Ana’s paths cross two very different worlds collide. The Lost Saint is out end of April 2025! You can pre-order now! ✨💕

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Was it a satisfying clunk-clunk-clunk kind of dial?!

I'm pretty sure TVs with remotes did exist but my parents had a TV so they weren't about to upgrade any time soon. They used that tv for eleventy billion years. By the end of its lifespan you had to turn it on several minutes in advance to let it warm up in time. And the screen had gone quite green.

When I was a little kid... we had to push a button on the TV itself to change the channel.

(There were 4 buttons. We only had 3 channels. They were called TV One, TV2, and TV3 😅)

There was a very satisyfying 'clunk' to push one of those smooth black plastic buttons.

Good luck on all fronts 🤞🧡 Happy to see you here!

Still writing! (Slowwwly) And figuring out this Bluesky business! How are you?

Lil PSA to the sci fi fans out there, this is an amazing novella if you haven't read it yet!

This is so cute!

Excellent choices all round 👍

Wow that's stunning!

So How'd the Kickstarter Go? Experiences and notes from a successful first crowdfunding campaign

If anyone is interested in running their own Kickstarter to publish their book, I've compiled a heap of notes about my experience in the hope that I can help others who want to take the leap!

open.substack.com/pub/henrynei...

Thank you! The cover designer is Jess Cruickshank and she's very talented. I got lucky!

The family from the Runt movie, grinning at the camera. They wear natural fabrics and colours, and look cheerful, and slightly dusty.

Watched the Runt movie (screenplay by Craig Silvey, who wrote the book) with the fam last night & we all loved it. Everyone acting at level 110%. Baz Luhrman but with more hand-knitted cardigans kind of vibes? Like Best In Show crossed with Strictly Ballroom. Also the dog doesn't die! All thumbs up.

Haha I need no encouragement!! But am determined to finish my current WIP this time 💪💪💪

Cyberpunk + horror creatures = best genre blend.