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19/02/2023

Forbidden Doors Anthology launch part 2

19/02/2023

Forbidden Doors Anthology Launch part 1. Brisbane square library and Genrecon23

12/01/2023

Join us for the launch of Forbidden Doors: An Anthology at Brisbane Square Library on Sunday 19 February. FREE to attend.

Pathways to publication can be daunting and, at times, seem impossible. Meet a group of emerging and established authors who collaborated to publish two anthologies. Find out about their latest multi-genre book and how collaboration can open doors for your author career.

Forbidden Doors: An Anthology is a collection of fantasy, sci-fi, romance, crime, historical fiction and supernatural short stories from established and emerging Australian authors.

Bookings essential.

Pathways to publication can be daunting and, at times, seem impossible. Meet a group of emerging and established authors who collaborated to publish two anthologies. Find out about their latest multi-genre book and how collaboration can open doors for your author career. Bookings essential. To reser...

12/01/2023

We are very excited to officially announce the latest book from Lorikeet Ink and the incredibly talented team of authors.

Forbidden Doors: An Anthology is a collection of fantasy, sci-fi, romance, crime, historical fiction and supernatural short stories from established and emerging Australian authors.

Lane Thornton Kat Carr Carleton Chinner Jo Edgar-Baker author Sophia Evans - author Chris Foley Kelly Lyonns - Author Page Alyssa Mackay Lea Scott-Author Sharyn Swanepoel - Author Kylie Fennell Bianca Millroy, Anna McEvoy, Jodie Woodward, Brooke Maggs.

PS Thanks Jo again for another amazing cover 🤩

https://books2read.com/b/forbidden-doors

Yes! We've done it again! The team who brought you the Lighthouse Anthology is back. One month countdown to release starts NOW... https://books2read.com/b/forbidden-doors
(and available on Kindle February 12)

18/08/2021

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I can't believe this day is finally here…it's publication day! 🎉

🔥The Firemaster's Legacy – The Kyprian Prophecy Book 1 🔥 (a spellbinding YA fantasy) hit the Kindle eBook shelves today (and no you don't need a Kindle device to get the book – just use the free Kindle phone/tablet app).

It is already getting some amazing 5 star ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ reviews on Goodreads.

If you get in quick you can still get the book for the special pre-order price of just $2.99 (AUD) | $2.29 (USD). From tomorrow the price increases to $5.99 (AUD) | $4.39 (USD).

📕You can now also pre-order the paperback version (it comes out on 15 September). Order via one of the online bookstores at the link in my bio.

Alternatively, you may like to pre-order directly from me to get a signed copy or perhaps even be one of the lucky 20 to get a pre-order goodies box!! Order direct copies via the link in my bio.

And stay tuned for the second installment – The Water Catcher's Rise 🌊 coming soon!

23/06/2021

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Exciting things are happening! My first book in the Kyprian Prophecy series - The Firemaster’s Legacy 🔥is being released on 18 August 2021. It’s a YA medieval fantasy 👑⚔️ series perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone Series. Blurb below 👇 for updates on the book and special offers, sign up to my mailing list via website link in my bio.

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Firesky is the ultimate weapon. It will either obliterate or liberate all of Kypria. One silver-eyed girl has the power to determine its fate – if she dares to question everything she believes in.

Arisa is a silver-eyes – a magical race feared and hunted in the Kyprian nation of Lamore. She has survived by hiding her identity but her best friend and father weren’t so fortunate.

Her luck runs out when she is forced to serve at the Lamorian Royal Court with her guardian, Erun, who is conscripted to weaponise a great power known as firesky – a power not seen since the time of the last Firemaster.

With war on the horizon, and no hope of a prophesied saviour materialising, Arisa formulates a deadly plan to tear the brutal regime apart from the inside. There’s just one problem…the arrogant, exasperating and intriguing Prince Takai.

The Firemaster's Legacy is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone series. ❤️

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21/06/2021

So this is happening! 🥳

🌟 COVER REVEAL 🌟 ARC READERS CALL OUT 🌟 EXCLUSIVE OFFER – PLEASE DON'T SHARE

I'm ridiculously excited to share the cover of my upcoming YA fantasy book – The Firemaster's Legacy: The Kyprian Prophecy Book 1. 🎉 Blurb is at the end of this post.

I'm also looking for ARC readers.

👉 WHAT'S AN ARC READER & YES!!! YOU COULD BE ONE 👈

ARC readers receive a FREE advance copy of The Firemaster's Legacy (in eBook or pdf form) in the hope that if you like it, you will provide a review on Amazon, Goodreads, social media or on a blog. Reviews go a LONG WAY in putting my book in front of the right people.

Anyone is able to provide reviews on the above platforms. It's simple and free to do, even if you've never done it before. I will provide details to assist all ARC readers.

If you are interested in being an ARC reader, simply comment "yes please" below or send me a private message, and I will be in touch soon with your free copy.

ARC copies are limited, so get in quick!

🔥 ABOUT THE FIREMASTER'S LEGACY 🔥

Firesky is the ultimate weapon. It will either obliterate or liberate all of Kypria. One silver-eyed girl has the power to determine its fate – if she dares to question everything she believes in.

Arisa is a silver-eyes – a magical race feared and hunted in the Kyprian nation of Lamore. She has survived by hiding her identity but her best friend and father weren’t so fortunate.

Her luck runs out when she is forced to serve at the Lamorian Royal Court with her guardian, Erun, who is conscripted to weaponise a great power known as firesky – a power not seen since the time of the last Firemaster.

With war on the horizon, and no hope of a prophesied saviour materialising, Arisa formulates a deadly plan to tear the brutal regime apart from the inside. There’s just one problem…the arrogant, exasperating and intriguing Prince Takai.

The Firemaster's Legacy is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone series. ❤️

COMING IN AUGUST 2021! 📘

PS A big shout out to the amazing Jo Edgar-Baker author at Exposed Publishing for my gorgeous book cover design 📣

11/12/2020

It really is a small world. Three of our Lighthouse authors have lived in Rockhampton. A great article. 😊

Lighthouses are beautiful, mysterious, dangerous, remote. They also bring people together. That was the case when a group of authors […]

08/12/2020

Stuck for a Christmas gift idea? Lighthouse is a unique multi-genre collection of short stories that celebrate lighthouses.

From sci-fi and fantasy to romance and crime – and everything in between – Lighthouse features exciting voices from emerging and established Australian writers. There's something for everyone in this book. Buy now https://lorikeetink.com/lighthouse/

06/12/2020

Another satisfied reader 🙂

How many writers does it take to screw in a huge lighthouse lamp? Apparently, it’s 15. After meeting randomly at a writers’ conference dress-up dinner, these 15 authors chatted about a vision of creating an anthology of writing with the common theme of lighthouses. Unlike most ideas conceived after a few drinks at a writers’ conference, this one actually came to fruition, and Lighthouse: An Anthology (Lorikeet Ink 2020) was born merely a year later.
Edited by Bianca Milroy and produced by several other contributors, Lighthouse is a multi-genre cornucopia of stories that all feature lighthouses, some in a tangential way but most using the lighthouse as the focus of the story, either as the setting or even as a character. There is something for everyone – fantasy, romance, historical fiction, paranormal, horror, sci-fi and dystopian stories that will delight, intrigue, frighten, bemuse, amuse, sadden and enlighten readers.
One of my favourites is Last Light by Anna McEvoy, an amusing ghost story. Lea Scott offers a crime story with a twist. Jo Edgar-Baker author’s historical romance and Chris Foley’s tense sci-fi could not be more different. Lane Thornton writes a spooky tale with an unexpected ending. Once Perilous, Now Safe, by Jodie Woodward, is an appealing romantic ghost story, and Broken Things by Kylie Fennell is a haunting, amusing and poignant romance. Carleton Chinner writes an historical mystery with an eerie conclusion. Kat Carr gives us another intriguing romance. The Sound the Sea Makes, by Alyssa Mackay is another favourite – an historical tale that is especially unnerving because of the unexpected resolution. Sophia Evans - author writes convincingly and frighteningly about monsters (and sneaks in a feminist touch), and Kelly Lyonns pens a beautiful historical romance. Sharyn Swanepoel - Author gifts us a modern and humorous romance, a complete contrast to the futuristic story of spacecraft and AI by Brooke Maggs. The collection concludes with The Solitary Light, an excerpt from Bianca Milllroy’s forthcoming historical novel. Bianca’s famous love of lighthouses inspired this collection and her intimate knowledge of all things lighthouse-related no doubt informed the factual elements of some of the other stories. All of the stories coincidentally feature relationships, a sign perhaps of our need for connection in this strange year.
This fantastic collection is an example of writers getting together, talking through an idea, having a vision and then actually working hard to make it reality. Each of these emerging or established authors navigated the theme of the lighthouse in a unique and interesting way, and despite the many different genres and styles, by the end of the anthology, I felt I knew a lot more about lighthouses generally than I had before, partly due to some physical, visual, tactile descriptions of lighthouses, but also because of the cohesive mystery of lighthouses, their role and responsibility, their history, their strange, uncommon and yet essential reason for being. Lighthouses seem now to have personalities; this collection has made them characters themselves.

30/11/2020

Lighthouse author Anna McEvoy wrote this wonderful blog post about the never-ending ability to create new stories from (almost) nothing.

https://lorikeetink.com/2020/11/30/stories-are-infinite/

By Anna McEvoy ‘Won’t the world run out of stories eventually?’ We were waiting in line at a busy cinema, and my friend was concerned Hollywood was scraping the barrel of available stories with yet…

27/11/2020

One of our Lighthouse authors Jo Edgar-Baker author delved into Australian Lighthouse history in her short story, here she shares what she learned and how it inspired her writing.

The wreck of the barque 'Cataraqui' was to become, and still remains, Australia's worst maritime disaster . . .

24/11/2020

One of authors Alyssa Mackay wrote this great post on when and why you may want to write in the present tense. https://alyssamackay.com/2020/11/24/why-im-now-writing-in-the-present-tense/

Some people say it’s a fad, some look down on it, but I reckon writing in the present tense has lots of benefits. I’ve just completed the Curtis Brown Creative online course, Writi…

19/11/2020

So it's less than a week before Lighthouse becomes 'officially' available for sale in print form 🥳 But if you can't wait until then – and we wouldn't blame you if you can't 😁 – Avid Reader Bookshop has a limited number of print copies for sale via their online shop: https://avidreader.com.au/products/lighthouse-3 or in-person at their store in West End, Brisbane. Get in quick!!

The wonderful team at Avid is also hosting our official launch (virtual) event on Thursday 26 November at 6.30pm. Register for free here: https://avidreader.com.au/events/lighthouse-an-anthology
Kat Carr Jo Edgar-Baker author Carleton Chinner Chris Foley Alyssa Mackay Kelly Lyonns - Author Page Lane Thornton Sophia Evans - author Sharyn Swanepoel - Author

A bookstore specialising in new, quality fiction and non-fiction based in West End, Brisbane, Australia.

09/11/2020

A great post on endurance from one of our amazing Lighthouse – An Anthology authors, Bianca Millroy.

https://lorikeetink.com/2020/11/09/endurance/

By Bianca Millroy I opened my diary the other day — for the first time in eight months — and was confronted by a wall of blank pages. From 20 March onwards, pages usually full (and I mean full) of …

26/10/2020

A lovely post from one of our authors Kelly Lyonns - Author Page Kelly truly has a magical way with words.

https://www.kellylyonns.com/kelly-lyonns-about-writing-books/lights-in-the-night

I haven't mentioned 2020 despite it being a singularly needy sort of year. These are the sorts of times when you do reflect on life, whether you wish to or not. Ironically I have managed to be...

22/10/2020

Absolutely thrilled that readers are loving Lighthouse – An Anthology. Another 5 stars 🙏 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3605806199?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1

5/5: From page one this collection of short stories offers the reader a wealth of absorbing tales encompassing historical fables, futuristic escapades, and stories from a variety of genres and styles. Each author brings their own unique flair to the compilation and yet the ubiquitous lighthouse effe...

22/10/2020

A great 5 star review with specific mention of stories by Carleton Chinner Sophia Evans - author Lane Thornton Brooke Maggs Alyssa Mackay Sharyn Swanepoel - Author Kelly Lyonns - Author Page

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3607555386

Kat Carr Jo Edgar-Baker author Chris Foley

5/5: Disclaimer: I wrote this review based on an advance reading e-copy that the publisher, Lorikeet Ink, sent me. Most of us as readers have one or a couple of preferred literary genres. Because there is never enough time to consume all the books on our TBR lists in our favourite genre(s), it is ra...

21/10/2020

The Launch of Lighthouse – An Anthology eBook – A Virtual Celebration

21/10/2020

>>EBOOK LAUNCH – $1.99 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

16/10/2020

These beautiful bookmarks have arrived hot off the press. Thanks Jo Edgar-Baker for design and print. Getting closer to launch day 🎉

11/10/2020

What a fabulous way to start the week. So happy that early review readers are enjoying our book.

It's always so lovely to hear reviews of your work. I am so proud of my contribution to 'Lighthouse - An Anthology' and I love that others are enjoying it too.

Lighthouse is a unique multi-genre collection of short stories that celebrate lighthouses.

From sci-fi and fantasy to romance and crime – and everything in between – Lighthouse features exciting voices from emerging and established Australian writers.

Available now for pre-order – $0.99 for a limited time!
Click--> https://lorikeetink.com/lighthouse/

05/10/2020

One of our authors, Alyssa Mackay, wrote this great post about writing historical short stories. Check it out. https://lorikeetink.com/2020/10/06/writing-historical-short-story/

Many authors find ideas by looking to the past. Fictionalising a historical event, person or a period in time allows a writer to draw on reality as a starting point, then use their imagination to c…

28/09/2020

A great post on 'settings' from one of our Lighthouse authors Alyssa Mackay

https://alyssamackay.com/2020/09/23/how-finding-the-right-setting-can-inspire-your-storytelling/

Some of my favourite books are famous for their memorable settings. Jane Eyre’s gothic, gloomy Thornfield Hall is the perfect place for Jane to fall for the enigmatic Rochester; and the remote isla…

24/09/2020

Take a bunch of writers from different genres, many who have never met before, and put them on the same table at a fancy dress dinner and see what happens...find out how the Lighthouse Anthology started.

https://lorikeetink.com/2020/09/21/lighthouse-inspired-anthology/

Take a bunch of writers from different genres, many who have never met before, and put them on the same table at a fancy dress dinner and see what happens. For one group of writers, who met at Genr…

22/09/2020

>>PRE-ORDER LIMITED TIME OFFER – $0.99

16/09/2020

Anthologies like Lighthouse bring together truly diverse talents. One of our contributing authors, Brooke Maggs, is an award-winning narrative designer for video games! Here is a great post from her.

What is ‘narrative design’ and what makes for good narrative design?

14/09/2020

Now here's some exciting news. The brilliant Avid Reader Bookshop is hosting the official launch of Lighthouse – An Anthology on Thursday 26 November 2020 via Zoom (6.30pm Brisbane time).

We are very lucky to have the amazing Cass Moriarty moderating a conversation with contributing authors –Lighthouse Editor, Bianca Millroy, Anthology Organiser, Chris Foley and Project Manager, Kylie Fennell.

Register for this free event.

https://avidreader.com.au/events/lighthouse-an-anthology

PS the official launch coincides with the launch of our print book but stay tuned for updates soon on pre-orders and our ebook.

Carleton Chinner Jo Edgar-Baker author Sophia Evans - author Kelly Lyonns - Author Page Alyssa Mackay Sharyn Swanepoel - Author Lane Thornton

A bookstore specialising in new, quality fiction and non-fiction based in West End, Brisbane, Australia.

08/09/2020

✨✨ FREE SHORT STORY FROM LIGHTHOUSE ✨✨

To celebrate the upcoming release of Lighthouse – An Anthology, we are offering a FREE sample story – Last Light by Anna McEvoy.

‘A grieving woman is drawn to a land-locked lighthouse where she meets a party of lost souls in need of a guide. Helping the dead takes her further from life as she knows it, but might bring her closer to the love she lost.’

From sci-fi and fantasy to romance and crime – and everything in between – Lighthouse is a multi-genre collection of short stories from Australian authors featuring lighthouses.

Go to https://lorikeetink.com/lighthouse-free-story/ to get your free story.



Carleton Chinner Jo Edgar-Baker author Sophia Evans - author Chris Foley Kelly Lyonns - Author Page Alyssa Mackay Sharyn Swanepoel - Author Lane Thornton

07/09/2020

Getting super excited that the release date for "Lighthouse – An Anthology" is getting closer!!

To celebrate this unique multi-genre collection of short stories that showcase lighthouses, the amazing Maree Henriksen (https://artmgr.wixsite.com/mareehenriksen) created this beautiful sketch. Thanks Maree.

To stay up-to-date about this book, due for release in October, and get info about special offers and preorders sign up via https://lorikeetink.com/lighthouse



Carleton Chinner Jo Edgar-Baker author Sophia Evans - author Chris Foley Kelly Lyonns - Author Page Alyssa Mackay Sharyn Swanepoel - Author Lane Thornton