@karen-j
Writer of Victorian mysteries, steampunk, fantasy, and cosy mysteries with a twist. Illustrator. Gardener. Chocoholic and tea lover. Have sonic screwdriver, will time travel. www.karenjcarlisle.com linktr.ee/KarenJCarlisle She/her.
Today was book club day. Except it wasn't. Internet at the meeting place was playing silly buggas. So zoom didn't happen. Spill the Craft-tea Book Club has been rescheduled to 28th March (US time). Upside: March bookclub is open for readers to attend online, via zoom.
Writing Update after a few days of panic attacks. Also reminder of the inperson book club event Spill the Craft-tea Book Club in Waxahachie Texas this weekend.
Shout out to my readers, to the upcoming Spill the Craft-tea book club, and my Patreon supporters Kelli Kininmont, Suzie Eisfelder, Mark Suter, William J Jackson, and Joanne van RaaphorstVan Raaphorst
Its D&D night. Im looking forward to some fun, clicky dice, an expressive outlet, and filling my writing well.
There are three books in The Aunt Enid Mysteries series so far... with more to come.
Older FMC, found family, hidden magic, and a recipe in each book (paperbacks & special edition eBook in Digital Book Box).
#auntEnidMysteries #fantasyMystery
The Spill the Crafty-tea Book Club has been rescheduled.(from Jan due to extreme weather) to Feb 28th at 5pm at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie Texas.
contact autumn(dot)thecraftyscrapper (at)gmail (dot)com to join. I'll be attending via zoom.
About The Aunt : Mysteries series so far... older FMC, found family, murder mysteries, hidden magic...
bk1: garden gnomes that may, or may not, come to life.
Bk 2: a Fae deal
Bk 3: forbidden journey to an Otherworld to save a friend.
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Rescheduled due to extreme weather:
February tbc (25th January): Spill the Craft-tea Book Club at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas USA.
Contact: Autumn Mapes. Autumn.thecraftyscrapper@gmail.com
This is an in-person, overseas Book club.
Did you know I have a indie publishing website, just for my books and book merch?
Victorian mysteries, fantasy steampunk.
Most in paperback & eBook. Shorter stories as eBook. Short collections (eBook).
Why Kraken Publishing? I love cephalopods! #IndieBooks #indieAuthor www.krakenpublishing.com
Making Aunt Enid's gingerbread, adapted from Mrs Beeton's 19thC recipe, has become another family tradition. Not just for Christmas. (Recipe in back of Twixtmas papeback)
#ChristmasTraditions🎄 #gingerbread #AuntEnidMysteries
Sally's on a rescue mission, with Red the garden gnome as her Protector, forcing her to deal with her fears. A forbidden journey to
an unknown Otherworld, beyond a portal. Book 3 in The Aunt Enid Mysteries. Shop www.karenjcarlse.com/shop #portalFantasy #AuntEnidMysteries #femaleMC #PTSD
Disability Day... just a few things I've experienced with PTSD, anxiety, chronic pain, migraine, fibromyalgia, asthma. #mentalHealthAwareness #disabilityAwareness #disabilityDay
Looking for a book to give your fave reader this Christmas?Check out the Historical Book Gift Guide.
22 authors.
Fantasy, mysteries, and more (including Aunt Enid's A Fey Tale).
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Appreciation post for my readers and Patreon supporters who've helped me get through a rough couple of months with anxiety and PTSD, especially to my top patrons: Suzie Eisfelder, Kelli Kininmonth, Mark Suter, William J Jackson, and Joanne van Raaphorst.
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Immersive Experience Book Box Updates
I've been working on a second Immersive Experience Book Box for Aunt Enid (book 1) The last item arrived today.
Grab your's early tomorrow at A Gathering of Authors and Wordsmiths, 65 Angle Vale Rd, Evanston Gardens. Noon- 4pm.
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This year I had the opportunity to add A Fey Tale to a book-buyers Christmas Guide, which focuses on books set in 1920s (some set 1910-1930s). Genres include murder mysteries, fantasy, romance.
If you love the 1920s this Guide was made for you.
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Where to find me at Pen & Print: a Gathering of Authors and Wordsmiths this Saturday (Table #37)
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Evanston Gardens, South Australia.
Midday – 4.00pm
Street parking on Angle Vale Rd, and parking available on adjacent block on Dost Road (see map below)
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Blue and red waves of colour wash over the video.
TEXT: October Shout out to my Patreon supporters, especially my top patrons Kel Kininmont, Suzie Eisfelder, Mark Suter, William J. Jackson, and Joanne Van Raaphorst
October Shout out to my Patreon supporters, especially my top patrons Kel Kininmont, Suzie Eisfelder Mark Suter William J. Jackson and Joanne Van Raaphorst
Support me at www.patreon.com/KarenJCarlisle
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#videoDescription: open laptop playing Agatha Christie's Poirot, Ariadne Oliver, 1920s cars / Karen shuts laptop /closing A Fey Tale. TEXT: You want amateur sleuths in the 1920s, like Poirot and Miss Marple, but with fantasy, fae, and hidden magic. So you wrote it.
A Fey Tale. 1920s Adelaide.
Female amateur sleuths. Hidden Magic. Picnics, tea, scones, an accidental Fae deal, and a troll bounty hunter under a bridge.
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#setInAdelaide #1920s #amateurSleuth #FemaleMC #useImageDescriptionForAccessibility #AuntEnidMysteries #fantasyMystery
Thanks to the helpful and staff and shout out to Brooke at my local QBD Books on Love Your Local Bookshop Day #LocalBookshop #TKingfisher
Next event:
Adelaide Supanova: 31October - 2nd November, 2025 at Wayville Showgrounds, Adelaide.
Love Chistmas/Holiday books?
Get Viola's Christmas adventure 'Tomrrow, When I Die' & 'Twixtmas: An Aunt Enid Christmas Story (of sorts)'
All 10 paperbacks and 6 eBooks available at Supanova Adelaide.
Event today. We're here til 4pm #AdelaideComicAndToyFair #Books #AussieAuthor
All ready for my next event. Thanks to Dearheart and Christy for helping with set up.
Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair
#randomWriterThoughts #fibroWarrior
Low on some books after last event, so ordered some more stock. They've arrived just in time. Yay! #AdelaideComicAndToyFair #Books
Correction: 10am -4pm
This weekend's Adelaide book event is Adelaide Comic & Toy Fair.
I'll have all my books and new book teas and candles for your immersive reading experience (and book dice for my fellow D&D players!)
Monday 6th October 10am - 2pm.
#dicetok #booktok #immersiveReading
South Australian Authors Showcase at The Hive Community Resource Hub at Burton Library Waterloo Corner Rd. 10am-2pm #randomWriterThoughts #bookEvent #booktok
