It's the 66th January
- nataliehorner87
- Jan 31
- 2 min read
Finally!
What a long, dark and gloomy month January has been. BUT. It has also been amazing!
I took a little, and I mean very little, break in December just to relax and enjoy Christmas but I did end up 'working' if you can call, 'living your dream' working and some very exciting things have happened.
Weekly TikTok Lives
I took the plunge, and have been since release, started doing Lives on the TT platform to try and promote my book.
Honestly at first, it was so nerve wracking, kinda like talking into the void. As time went on however, I started to gain some loyal viewers who are just utterly amazing and Monday is now known as 'Blue Monday and Mayhem' as you will see in the video. (I mean, come on, if I was good at hosting, I'd be trying to get on the telly). It's helped me grow in confidence; talking about my book and trying to sell the hardest thing ever for a Brit...myself. We are too humble, too self critical sometimes, I know I definitely am but it's made me realise...YES, I CAN DO THIS.
My TikTok Lives are every Monday at 5:30pm. Come and have a laugh and some bants.
It is the year of book festivals.
I had a couple of set backs at the start of the year with my book where I thought, 'I don't know if I'm any good at this,' you know, Mrs Imposter Syndrome came a knocking.
However, move on I did because I am going National!
2026 is the year of the book festival!
I have signed up to a few this year, one being PASCIFY which will be on the 11th April in Harrogate which I am excited and nervous about but like we say, the big girl pants will be pulled up and I'll get stuck in.
Grab your tickets here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sml-events/pascify-con-2026/e-kjlyga
I am also attending the Literary Escape Festival in Leeds on the 26th July which again is huge and I'm so excited for.
Grab your tickets here: https://www.literaryescapeco.co.uk/event-details/literary-escape-festival-leeds
Finally, for now, Scribe and Sign will be happening in Northampton (see I said i was going National) on the 28th June. I mean, what a year it is shaping up to be.
Grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scribefest-indie-author-and-book-lovers-festival-2026-tickets-1728242753599
There is more in the works, so watch this space.
Building the Products.
Exciting news...I now have a gift bundle. Me...a gift bundle...say what?!?!
I have quite a few secrets in the works for 2026 but this one, I am a little excited about and have been working on for a while.
Lots of lovely little goodies in there which will be on my webiste shortly and I have a few more things up my sleeve so again...watch this space.
I guess you could say since my debut release back in 18th November 2025...it has been wonderfully busy and many exciting things to come.
You know what, I am so ready for it!
Have a read of the blog and a little look about the site...a few editions will be coming over the next month.
Lots of love x
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