My first ever FB live post & info Adelaide Steampunk Festival

My first live to my page via FB!

I’m planning on doing a short live possibly Saturday and Sunday (just before 10am?) as Adelaide Steampunk Festival starts, and possilby one during set up on Friday afternoon (if I can work out how to do it on my phone).

It’ll be posted on my Karen J Carlisle FB page.

I’ll be zooming or skyping in live AT the festival from my table all weekend to chat to attendees and readers at the event. (Argh! This week has been a crash course in using computery technology stuff!)

If you’re in Adelaide (and don’t need to quarantine), I have a table (with my books, some mugs, and badges – and my Dearheart) at stall/table #8

Come along and say hi to David. He’ll be manning the table. I’ll be there virtually… If you buy a book, you’ll get an exclusive signed and numbered book plate – only available for this event!

S.M. Kemmett – The Word Tailor (and my editor) will be sharing my table – with her new book – a steampunk fantasy adventure with cryptids!

I’m also doing some ‘virtual’ talks at the event over the weekend.

My first ever FB live post & info Adelaide Steampunk Festival

Pre-Orders for A Fey Tale Paperbacks Now Avaiable

You can now pre-order your own paperback copy of  A Fey Tale – the second book in The Aunt Enid Mysteries. You’ll also get an exclusive signed and numbered bookplate.

A Fey Tale

Aunt Enid’s back, but something’s changed…

A deal with fairies… to solve a mystery… and prevent a war.

Fairies and magic: It’s all real!

Enid Turner is invited to a picnic in honour of the creator of the world’s most famous detective, currently on a lecture tour in Adelaide, where they are caught in a web of treachery and betrayal from the Otherworlds.

It’s up to Aunt Enid and the Protectors, with a little help from the self-appointed Fairy Hunter, to solve the mystery, return the kidnapped heir and save the humans from Otherworldly retribution. It’s now a race to save the Earth from becoming a battleground for a magical war.

CLICK HERE to visit the bookshop

to order your own paperback copy

RRP will be AUS$17.99 (paperback)

US $2.99 (eBook)

Pre-order special price: AUS $14 +post

(Postage to Australian addresses only: AUS $7.20)

Pre-order books should arrive a few weeks before the official publication date. Current expected dates: late 2020 to early 2021.

Pre-orders can also be organised and paid for at the Adelaide Steampunk Festival, 2020. Contactless purchasing is available.

 

Pre-Orders for A Fey Tale Paperbacks Now Avaiable

Webpage/Bookshop Updates

As you can see, I’ve updated the look of my webpage just recently. Recently, I’ve been working on my website bookshop, ready for upcoming events.

My website shop was in need of overhauling, to provide more economical postage options for my readers. The basic Woo Commerce widget/plug-in-thing only allowed for basic shipping options: one book/one postage cost. This meant if you bought mutliple books, you paid multiple postage. I really wasn’t happy with that.

I also streamlined the categories and added a special event category.

After some research, I’ve finally found an extra add-on plug-in thingy to allow for variable postage to make postage more affordable when buying multiple books.

It took two days to work it all out, upload it, and reword some product info. Some things, like mugs and pre-order for A Fey Tale, needed to have postage added to work around the limitations of the free add-on. But I think it’s all sorted now!

If you’re buying  Christmas presents, you can choose the old Flat Rate (post per book) to have them posted to different addresses (you’ll need to make a note of that in your instructions). If you want to buy multiple books, then the Aust Post (1 Shipment) puts them all in one package.

Exceptions:

• The postage cost has been added to each mug. These will be posted separately to fit in the parcel.


• Pre-order of ‘A Fey Tale’ paperbacks also have post added to the listed price. This will allow for you to order other books at the same time. As ‘A Fey Tale’ can’t be posted until it is available, you will get the rest of your order when ordered. A Fey Tale will be posted later.


• Pre-order books for ‘click and collect’ for physical events. This is now available to give contactless (well, as much as possible) transactions. You pay before hand, and collect from the event – so no postage costs required. And you get your exclusive bookplates(But don’t forget to pick it up or I’ll have to invoice you postage before you can get your books!)

Check out the upgraded book shop here.

Webpage/Bookshop Updates

Adelaide Steampunk Festival - Virtually There

It’s almost time for the 2020 Adelaide Steampunk Festival. This is the 7th year for the event…

Plot #1: Virtually there.

… and the first I won’t be able to attend in person, as an author. Argghhh.

Covid sucks. I’m still stuck at home. Being in (a couple of) risk groups is frustrating. I made some masks, but really should do what I’m told. So I’ll be at home… but my Dearheart will be manning the table. I’ll be Skyping in all day (tech allowing) to chat to you.

Plus there’s more!

 

Plot #2: Pre-order ‘click & collect’ for books

– to minimise contact during Covid times, and to make sure you get your copy (stocks getting low – my books are printed in Victoria and there are print and post issues).

I’ve been working on my webpage book shop to create book bundles to make it easier to pre-order your books – click, and collect at the Adelaide Steampunk Festival in two weeks.

Just CLICK HERE to order your books to collect at Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2020.

Plot #3: Exclusive Bookplates

– I won’t be there personally to sign your books but, never fear! I have a plan. I’ve designed exclusive bookplates – only available for this event. If you pre-order your books to ‘click & collect’, then you get a personalised, signed, and numbered bookplate. If you buy at the event (book stocks permitting), you get a signed and numbered bookplate.

Plot #4: Video/Live talks

-depending on technology, I’m hoping to pre-record or Zoom in live to do a talk for the 100th anniversary of  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s visit to Adelaide (and possibly one on fairies)… just trying to sort out the tech for the weekend.

 

Adelaide Steampunk Festival - Virtually There

Livestream chat for Patreons

My Patreon supporters got their second video livestream today!

Thanks again to you all.

(sorry about the technical difficulties at the beginning… new equipment… argh… Sound/live starts about 11 minutes in. Bear with me…)

I chat about

• A Fey Tale,


• short stories,


• tea cups,


• Steampunk Festivals past and future,


• making videos,


• masks and


• there’s a sneak peek at the internal artwork for A Fey Tale.

Links discussed:

• Pre-order A Fey Tale – (to Australian addresses) – https://karenjcarlisle.com/product/a-fey-tale-pre-order/


• Liptember – support women’s mental health – donate here: https://www.liptember.com.au/karen-carlisle


• Sanctuary – Asylum Lincoln Steampunk Festival online –
  
  Book Intro – https://youtu.be/XRpIXvZhUnU
  
  Author Interview – https://youtu.be/Pi9RPzv3QKg


• Adelaide Steampunk Festival – https://adelaidesteampunkfestival.com.au/


• S M Kemmett (author) – will be sharing my table at Adelaide Steampunk Festival
  
  https://smkemmettwordtailor.wordpress.com/
  
  https://www.facebook.com/smkemmettwordtailor/


• Mugs – available from:
  
  Redbubble shop – https://www.redbubble.com/people/katdb/shop (under book related items)
  
  Direct from author (limited numbers and post to Australian addresses only) – https://karenjcarlisle.com/product-category/mugs/

Livestream chat for Patreons

Tea & Tidings is on its way

Subscribers should be receiving their September Tea & Tidings newsletter, with info on:

 

• new online events, event schedule changes


• plotting for upcoming events,


• Info on ‘click & collect’ event orders


• video links


• Pre-order information for A Fey Tale


• and more

If you want the latest news and sneak peeks, you can subscribe to my monthly newsletter HERE

Tea & Tidings is on its way

Don't forget Patreon Video livechat this weekend!

Video live chat will be Sat 5th September (as Adelaide Steampunk Festival is on the 12th – and I haven’t worked out how to do a video live onsite as yet…)

Mark it in your diaries – Sat 5th, 11.30am-12.30pm (ACST – Adelaide time).

Thank you again to all my Patreon supporters for helping me reach my first monthly goal.

For those Conspirators and above who missed out on watching the July videochat live, you can follow this link to watch it at your leisure.

Don’t forget to send in questions you’d love to have answered on Saturday! 

Don't forget Patreon Video livechat this weekend!