Last weekend I ran a stall at CanCon for three days. It’s Canberra’s biggest board game gathering, and this was the 40th year. I wore corsets! It was so exciting! And there was a T-Rex. I’ve already booked the exact same stall location for January 2019. I also wore my pretty pretty princess outfit:Continue reading “A little piracy”
Author Archives: Felicity Banks Books
Rice paper rolls
Lately I’ve been weirdly obsessed with rice paper rolls. Luckily for me, the Vietnamese shop “Roll’d” rapidly became the supplier for my latest addiction. It seems like every day I end up at Roll’d and walk away with those delicious parcels of yum. (I also strongly recommend their sweet potato chips, and I’m dying toContinue reading “Rice paper rolls”
Murder for Fun and Profit
The Kickstarter for “Murder in the Mail: A Bloody Birthday” was fully funded, and the story was officially launched (as part of an art exhibition) in August 2018. It is no longer available in subscription form (mailed to you over 8 weeks) but there are some packs left that you can purchase through the store,Continue reading “Murder for Fun and Profit”
THE MONSTER APPRENTICE Book Trailer
Yes, books have trailers now. Yes—as is utterly obvious even on first viewing—I make my own trailers. It would actually be cheaper for me to hire someone else to do it. You can get a professional-looking trailer for around $5 if you know where to look. This trailer cost considerably more than that (I paidContinue reading “THE MONSTER APPRENTICE Book Trailer”
Rahana Books (Heest Trilogy)
You can buy all three books through this site (scroll down and click on ‘Store’), and in all the usual places (both online and in stores). The first book is THE MONSTER APPRENTICE; the second book is THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATE; and the third book is WAKING DEAD MOUNTAIN. THE MONSTER APPRENTICE: The heest areContinue reading “Rahana Books (Heest Trilogy)”
Antipodean Queen 3: Iron Lights
That’s right! The title has changed. This is the final book in my magical steampunk trilogy. The first book is HEART OF BRASS and the second is SILVER AND STONE. You can buy IRON LIGHTS here or a full Steam & Sorcery pack here (it includes all three novels, and the full version of Magic inContinue reading “Antipodean Queen 3: Iron Lights”
My 2017: No wonder I need a lie down
What an epic year. I spent over 15 years of my life writing novels that nobody would touch, and now that it’s started to rain it’s pouring (which is a wonderful thing). I spent vast amounts of time on the Tin Man Games “Choices That Matter” app (Google Play and iOS). It’s a story hub forContinue reading “My 2017: No wonder I need a lie down”
Ah, l’Hospital!
For those who don’t follow me on facebook or twitter, I’m in hospital (again). Just as it looked like I was in the clear post-operatively speaking, I developed an infection. It so happens that the infection is right in a patch of my belly that’s currently completely numb. Which possibly explains why I’ve been inContinue reading “Ah, l’Hospital!”
Dear Star Wars: Here is Your Script
I don’t often write fan fiction. So this kind of happened as I wrote my thoughts after seeing “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (I had so many feels it took me days to write and is 3000 words long.) It’s a VERY interesting film for writers, and so of course I analysed it in thatContinue reading “Dear Star Wars: Here is Your Script”
Pirate Ball
It’s official. I can wear corsets again. And with three book launches this year, it’s not a moment too soon. Do you live in Australia? Do you live reasonably close to Canberra? Do you love the Narnia books? Do you love pirates? Do you love live music? Do you love dancing (and/or watching others dance)?Continue reading “Pirate Ball”
Sad, Bad, Mad: Cat Person
The New York Times published a short story, “Cat Person” and people have gone a bit nuts over it. Including me. Minor things first: *Trigger warning: This article might bring up traumatic memories for some people. *Cats are awesome and cat people are awesome. Cats are not the point of the story. (But some ofContinue reading “Sad, Bad, Mad: Cat Person”
My Belly Part 2 (NB medical grossness)
I woke to pain; the kind of pain I imagine I would feel if my abdomen was sliced open and pinned wide, like a butterfly. Of course the anaesthetist had done her job well and I was all sewn up and already settled into the ICU (most people go to a regular ward after anContinue reading “My Belly Part 2 (NB medical grossness)”
My Belly Part 1
I’m going to go ahead and talk about some gross medical stuff here, so feel free to skip this one if you’re at all squeamish. It’s 5am on Friday, so it’s just (barely) over a week since I had my abdominoplasty operation. I’ve carefully referred to it as an abdominoplasty rather than its much simplerContinue reading “My Belly Part 1”
Home is where the heart is. And also lungs
I’m home. I stayed an extra three days in hospital to do lung-strengthening stuff because apparently I was under-oxidised (very likely a contributing factor to me feeling exhausted and running largely on sugar for several years). But I’m home now, and pretty pleased about that. The operation went smoothly, and the incision site seems toContinue reading “Home is where the heart is. And also lungs”
My amazing stomach
So I’ll be having my operation this Thursday, and I’m told I’ll be so tired/sore that I won’t even be up to sitting in an armchair and writing on my laptop (or, as I call it, “Being Awake”) for three weeks. Chris is somewhat absent-minded, but I’ve asked him to post on my personal facebookContinue reading “My amazing stomach”
Christmas Letter
Each year I make a calendar (using Vistaprint) for the following year, in which the photos roughly correlate with the same months of the previous year. I sure hope that sentence makes sense. For example, this was taken in March, during which Canberra hosts a massive international hot air balloon festival every year. So,Continue reading “Christmas Letter”
Murder in the Mail
I wrote a guest post here about how I fell in love with steampunk. And it’s part of a series by a bunch of steampunky types. I’m working on a new story called “Murder in the Mail: A Bloody Birthday” which will be released by Publisher Obscura, Odyssey’s imprint for “beautiful and unusual novelty andContinue reading “Murder in the Mail”
A stitch in mine
It’s November. I’m not counting the days until Christmas, but I am counting the days until I get to experience something far less common and more painful: An operation. Yay! (This is a long entry, with a sprinkling of swear words. Feel free to skip to the bottom where there’s a link to donate money.)Continue reading “A stitch in mine”
Parenting Review
This blog post came up in my facebook feed today, and I vaguely remembered it so I went back and had a read. It was written three years ago, when TJ was a tiny baby. It starts out, “I like to think about what I’m doing as a parent, and of course talk about it,Continue reading “Parenting Review”
What I earned this year
Full-time writers in Australia have an average income of around $12,000 (I know, yikes). In Canberra, which has a lot of good public service jobs, the average income is around $52,000. I just did my taxes, and worked out that I earned just under $20,000 last financial year while working full-time. 100% of that cameContinue reading “What I earned this year”