JSH-Writes Newsletter Archive - Volume 8 - 05/01/2026
VOL8 - BOOK FAIRS, ARCS, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Welcome to a series I’m posting directly to my website, for posterity, if you will. I’m documenting my old newsletters - a little trip down memory lane for me, and something of a manual into madness for those of you who find yourself in the nether realms of my website.
BOOK FAIRS, ARCS, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
What's good everyone?
Firstly, I hope you've all had a nice end of 2025 and a relaxing start to 2026. It can be a strange time for lots of reasons, but I hope you've had the best version of it that you can.
I'm pleased to share that I'll be attending my first ever proper book fair this weekend - on Sunday 11th Jan. Starting at 9am, I'll be at the Barwon Heads Community Hall in the lovely coastal town, hawking my orange and blue wares alongside many other cool indie authors. It's been fun putting together all the little bits and pieces for my table, piece by piece.
Secondly, a little reminder that ARC signups for DARK TIDES, the direct sequel to DARK SANDS, are still live! If you've read book one and would like a review-copy ebook of the sequel, you can sign up here.
On the subject of reviews, if you haven't had a chance to put yours up on Goodreads or Amazon (you can use the same review across both sites), it's never too late to share your honest thoughts - and always appreciated! Goodreads link is here and Amazon is here. Thank you so much for everyone who has so far, it really does make a difference.
Finally, I'd like to share I was shortlisted in the Geelong Writers 'Finest 500' end of year competition. We couldn't get the win but it all counts - and the piece is now on my website and can be read here.
I'd also like to take the time once again to thank everybody who picked up a copy of DARK SANDS during our December sale, and participated in our Instagram cover reveal for DARK TIDES. It brought in roughly 25K views for the page, and the sale netted just shy of 90 sales. You're all amazing!
Here's to a massive 2026. As always, big things are coming.
With love, JSH <3
