Penguin Teen Australia: It’s a truth universally acknowledged that fans are passionate people....

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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that fans are passionate people. The word itself derives from fanatic and let’s be honest, we’re all pretty fanatical about reading!

We love our characters, our authors, our stories with a fearsome loyalty that can sometimes overwhelm. We’ve bonded…

I’m not gonna be eloquent here, so truth? Cancer sucks!  Sponsor me in the 2013 @RelayForLifeBNE to raise awareness & funding in the battle against cancer.

I lost my mum to Cancer the day after I turned 21 & it’s freaking hard to go through that for everyone who is emotionally involved.  She was a strong woman & I’ve walked 3 Relay’s for her since then.  Each time I walk the Relay For Life it is in remembrance & support of my Mum whom I miss every day.

Chances are you know someone who has cancer, or maybe you have/had it yourself.

I ask you to please donate to a good cause to help those impacted by Cancer in their lives.  2013 is my 4th Relay For Life and each time is just as amazing as the last; time spent with incredible & selfless people in a fun environment supporting an important cause.  

Donate direct now, or hang tight for some fundraising fun that me & my team, The 8-bit Heroes, run over the next few months until October. Or do both! It’s all for a very worthy cause & every little bit will be greatly appreciated.

You can meet my team by checking our our Heroes page here.  We’ve just begun recruiting so our team of 4 will grow shortly!

What is the Relay For Life? In short, it’s an overnight event for people to come together to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer & fight back against cancer!  For more info on the Relay For Life check out the official page

Please support my campaign, share this message online where you can, even if you can’t donate, & help us kick cancer’s arse!

Book & pop culture art prints packs giveaway!

I’ve decided to run a giveaway of some of my fan-art prints for a few reasons:

1. I’ve recently become mother to a little Dark Lord of ALL, & now find my painting time significantly reduced;
2. To show my never-ending gratitude for the lovely support you’ve all shown for my artistic endeavours; and 
3. Because why the frak not? Giveaways are AWESOME SAUCE!

This is open internationally so please, share the giveaway love! You can see each of the prints in my  ‘Giveaways you say? Shiny!’ album on Facebook

The prizes are:

Whedonesque Prints Pack

1 x A4 Jayne Cobb
1 x A4 Captain ‘Mal’ Hammer
1 x A4 Faith
1 x A4 Mal x Inara
1 x A4 Buffy x Spike
1 x A4 Laundromat 


Big Damn Geek Prints Pack

1 x A4 Bow Ties Are Cool
1 x A4 Wil Says..
1 x A4 Tank & Spank
1 x A4 Big Damn Hero
1 x A4 Laundromat 


BookNerdFanGirl Prints Pack

1 x A4 Morganville Vampires Glass House crew
1 x A4 The Infernal Devices: Will x Tessa Kiss
1 x A4 The Mortal Instruments: DSAS
1 x A4 The Vampire Diaries: Damon Salvatore
1 x A4 Bloodlines: Sydney & Adrian
1 x A4 Harry Potter: Tonks


Whovian Prints Pack

1 x A4 Doctors Three
1 x A4 Bow Ties Are Cool
1 x A4 Hello Sweetie
1 x A5 Doctors Three 
1 x A5 Bow Ties Are Cool
1 x A5 Hello Sweetie


Winners Choice Prints Pack

Choose any 5 A4 prints from the ‘Giveaways you say? Shiny!’ album on Facebook.

Winners will be selected randomly using rafflecopter.  One prize pack per winner.