Happy Holidays my friends, creative souls, and fellow book devourers,
In today’s post at MIRI AND THE MUSE—which serves as both my indie author newsletter and a personal journal into living a creative life filled with delicious glimmers—you will find:
A special competition you can enter to win lots of reader goodies…
A brief update from the writing cave…
A tasty paranormal romance treat to stuff your stockings with…
A chance to win a signed copy of LONELY KITTY & some exclusive goodies as a holiday gift from me to you!
Keep scrolling for a chance to win all of these delicious goodies and stuff your stockings with lots of tasty treats.
Eek! I’m so thrilled to announce this reader giveaway is now LIVE. I love participating in C.L. Cannon’s Reader Giveaways because the quality of prizes up for grabs is always mind blowing, as is the caliber of the participating authors. Get your fine selves over to enter this competition right away!
Hello my lovelies,
I’m going to keep this one short and sweet.
Having launched my indie author career while living in the Pacific Northwest, I know this time of year looks different from the two hemispheres so whether you are getting ready to frolic in the snow or head down to the beach for a surf, I want to wish you and your family—by blood or by choice—a peaceful holiday season full of glimmers.
This brings me to my next few thoughts.
There has been a lot of very intense news lately.
A few things which have particularly caught my attention—amongst a sea of things—has been the recent catastrophic flooding in the Pacific Northwest. So, just in case you have loved ones in Washington, Oregon, Canada and even Montana, I wanted to mention it briefly here so you could check in on them and their communities.
Secondly, if you are in Australia and are still reeling from the shocking news of the Bondi Shooting targeting those attending a peaceful celebration called ‘Chanukah by the Sea’, I wanted to share this beautiful video by Vinh Quang Giang I saw which helped me start to stitch back together some of the broken pieces inside my soul.
Thankfully, gun violence on this scale is very rare in NZ and Australia.
My heart forever goes out to the victims of a violent and hate filled shooting such as this. I know it will take us time to heal from these wounds. I was also so very proud to read of the everyday Australians who—when they heard the shots ringing out—rushed to provide aid as well as the many, many people who have rallied around the victims and their families, the police and first responders, and the everyday citizens who were injured trying to help others as well.
That kind of heroism and community tenderness fills me with hope, even as I weep for all that was lost.
The final issue which has been hurting my heart has been the rash of anti-trans legislation across the world, particularly targeting youth affirming care. It hurts my heart to see our trans youth—and their families, medical professionals and wider community—being put in jeopardy this way.
I know so many communities are hurting—not just our rainbow family, but immigrants, women, Black and Brown communities as well. Be you, be strong, and know that the world—our world— is infinitely more beautiful because you are in it. I am thankful that we are sharing this one beautiful life together.
With love,
M.S. xox
My talented author friends and I have teamed up to offer our subscribers a tasty morsel every month. I am so thrilled to be able to share my dear friend— Shelly Ferguson’s book with you this month. It’s called BEA AND THE BOOGEYMAN and this delicious read is being touted as a witch and gargoyle minty romance! I know you’re going to be in such good hands…
Here’s what you need to do…
Download one or more of the teasers below
Share it on your socials—Booktok, Instagram, Facebook, Substack, Bluesky or X… honestly, anywhere you gush about books—with one thing you love about these characters or my KNIGHTS OF DESTRUCTION at large.
Send me an email, drop me a comment below or reply to the chat thread on Substack app with a snapshot or link of the post you made. Every share you send through—up to a max of three entries per subscriber—will get you a new entry!
A few things you should know:
I’ll keep this giveaway open until my next signing — MEET ME IN THE MOUNTAINS in February — so you’ll have plenty of time to space out your posts. This giveaway is open to my readers from all over the world and is being run by yours truly. Substack is not responsible nor affiliated with this giveaway. I will announce the winner on MIRI AND THE MUSE by the end of February and reach out to the lucky winner via DMs or email.
Eek, so excited for this. Good luck!
Hope you are having a magical solstice and happy reading, friends and fellow book devourers!
With love,
M.S. xox
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