If you're in Australia, join me at the Wimmera Steampunk Festival. my Thanks to @dimboolaimaginarium for hosting my talk on the Sunday.
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[#videoDescription: crackling sparkler eith midnight blue background. Gold text (in order of appearance): Join me to celebrate 23rd April, 2023/ at the Wimmera Steampunk Festival Dimboola/ Happy birthday / Viola Stewart/ The Adventures of Viola Stewart/ Karen J Carlisle / www.karenjcarlisle.com]
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Writing Update Jan 2023.
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[#videoDescription: Karen is looking into the camera. She has long purple hair with a natural grey streak at the front, and is wearing spectacles. cc available.]
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First protestor: "[First Minister, will you oppose Westminster's deadly round of] new oil and gas licensing, while energy companies are making record profits?
Whose side is the Scottish Government on?
You must listen - you must listen to the world's scientists who say that there must be no more new oil and gas projects."

Unboxing new covers need new stock.to sell via website and at events... yay! Officially on sale 1st Dec, 2022. www.karenjcarlisle.com/shop
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[#videoDescription: Karen opens boxes of new stock of Doctor Jack & Other Tales and The Illusioneer & Other Tales, and shows the new cover. Has cc.]
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Shout out time to my amazing Patreon supporters. Especially to my top supporters: Kellie Kininmont, Mark Suter, William J Jackson, Suzie Eisfelfer and Joanne van Raaphorst
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[#videoDescription: quick succession of 3 images: 1&2: TEXT: SHOUT OUT (in red & white) 3:TEXT: Shout out time to my Patreon supporters especially: Kellie Kininmont, Mark Suter, William J Jackson, and Joanne van Raaphorst. ]
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Always more to learn - at this weekend's @writerssainc Context Writers Festival - at the Villains Workshop by @CandiceFox
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I have a notebook by the bed for writing middle of the night story inspirations. Just wish I could read what was scribbled in the dark.
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[#videoDescription: a black teacup and saucer woth white spots sits in front of Karen's laptop. It's full of Orange Pekoe tea. Karen lifts the cup, sips (offscreen), and replaces the cup.]
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#VideoDescription for TikTok video shared in parent post by @swilua:
TikTok user my_aussie_gal (Mary) and her Australian Shepherd dog, Secret, painting together.
The video starts with Mary sitting on the floor holding two empty canvases, while her dog Secret put her paws round Mary's shoulders; both with a happy smile on their faces.
They each then put their canvas on their own easels, and while Mary starts painting an orange sun, Secret also takes a brush in her mouth and starts swirling blue strokes of paint on her own canvas.
When Secret's canvas is as good as covered in blue paint, Mary swaps their paintings around.
Secret then first looks at Mary starts painting a white circle on top of Secret's blue surface, after which Secret starts painting a white circle on her canvas (the orange sun one that Mary had before) too, while Mary also adds a black rounded surface to hers.
When both are finished painting their circles, Mary swaps the paintings round again.
Mary makes Secret's circle a bit rounder as well as adds some spots to it to turn it into a moon, and adds a black rounded surface below it, while Secret starts adding grey strokes to her canvas, forming the basis for trees.
Mary swaps them round again and adds in the silhouettes of her and her dog with the big moon in the background, underneath the just painted trees. Meanwhile Secret adds another set of trees to the sunny scene.
After another swap, Secret starts adding leaves to the trees while Mary paints the both of them sitting on the ground, facing the sun, with Mary's arm around her dog, into the warm sun painting.
One final swap has Secret add the tree leaves to the sun painting too, while Mary adds finishing touches to the moon one.
The video finishes with both of them facing the camera with their finished paintings and Mary stroking Secret.

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@solexid #videodescription: One cat hits another cat with the paw. The other cat falls over and lies on the ground.
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Now the other cat gets gets up again. The first one had waited all the time.