KIRSTEN MCKENZIE’S SPORADIC BLOG

PAINTED MAKES THE BIG SCREEN WISHLIST!

Painted makes the New Zealand Listener's Big Screen Wishlist!

Kirsten McKenzie28 August 2024

ROMAN VINDOLANDA

A selection of photos from my two weeks volunteering at Roman Vindolanda, a Roman fort in Northumberland. The most perfect location for more research for the third instalment in the Ithaca time travel trilogy.

Research, WritingKirsten McKenzie20 May 2024Vindolanda Roman Fort Archaeology, Vindolanda, volunteering, Roman Empire, History, Englan, EnglandComment

SIR JULIUS VOGEL AWARD

Kirsten McKenzie’s time travel novel Ithaca Bound is one of the six finalists for the 2023 Sir Julius Vogel Awards.

AwardsKirsten McKenzie23 May 2023sir julius vogel, awards, science fiction, time travel, new zealandComment

SOMETHING WICKED...

Author, Launch, Publishing, ResearchKirsten McKenzie24 February 2021Tom Williams, publishing, supernatural, paranormal, vampires, UK, Historical FictionComment

LAUNCH DAY

Author Events, Launch, Publishing, Research, WritingKirsten McKenzie4 November 2020book launch, flood, italy, author event, new zealand Comments

BURKE'S WOMEN

Amazon, Author, Launch, Publishing, ResearchKirsten McKenzie6 October 2020book launch, Historical Fiction, James Bond, James Burke, SpyComment

BOOK LAUNCH POST COVID

Author, Author Events, LaunchKirsten McKenzie5 October 2020launch, bookstore, the forger and the thief, author eventComment

FIFTEEN POSTCARDS ON AUDIBLE

Amazon, Audio Books, Launch, Reviews, AudibleKirsten McKenzie22 July 2020audio book, PODIUM AUDIO, recording, commuting, quarantine, isolation, lockdown, narrator, series, time travel, New Zealand, AuthorComment

CRIME WRITERS RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NHS WITH NEW ANTHOLOGY

CRIME WRITERS RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NHS WITH NEW ANTHOLOGY

Amazon, Publishing, WritingKirsten McKenzie29 May 2020Anthology, Thriller, Crime Writing, Northern Crime Syndicate, Noir At The Bar, Newcastle Noir, New Zealand, Author, fundraising, NHSComment

NOIR AT THE BAR

Author, Author Events, Festival, Publishing, WritingKirsten McKenzie4 May 2020Newcastle Noir, Crime Writing, Thriller, doctor perry, author event, Zoom Meeting, Noir At The Bar, Northern Crime SyndicateComment

AUDIO BOOK DEAL FOR FIFTEEN POSTCARDS

Audio BooksKirsten McKenzie15 March 2020audio book, PODIUM AUDIO, TRILOGY, time travel, ENGLISH, THE MARTIAN, ANDY WEIRComment

RECORDING AUDIO BOOKS - Part One

Audio BooksKirsten McKenzie25 February 2020audio book, audacity, acx, Catalina, YouTube, recording, audio Comments

SUMMER DAYS

Author Events, FestivalKirsten McKenzie31 January 2020Summer, Writing, Festival, Crime Writing, Newcastle Noir, VindolandaComment

WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM...

Author Events, FestivalKirsten McKenzie23 October 2019author event, book signing, christchurch, Book FestivalComment

HAMILTON BOOK MONTH

Author Events, Festival, Research, WritingKirsten McKenzie22 August 2019hamilton, Book Festival, Historical Fiction, rosetta allan, stevan eldrid-grigg, sponsors, Live ReadingsComment

THE LATE TELEGRAM

Launch, Publishing, Research, WritingKirsten McKenzie25 July 2019Telegram Home, Fifteen Postcards, The Last Letter, The Old Curiosity Shop, publishing, Amazon, Painted, doctor perry, Antique Alley, contractsComment

RELAUNCHING A BOOK

Advertising, Cover Design, Launch, Publishing, ReviewsKirsten McKenzie22 May 2019Amazon, book launch, relaunch, second edition, time slip, time travel, series, Historical Fiction, publishing, Squabbling Sparrows PressComment

A RELATIONSHIP BREAKUP

Amazon, Author, Cover Design, PublishingKirsten McKenzie14 May 2019publishing, amazon, independent publishing, cover design, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Last Letter, Fifteen Postcards, Kirsten McKenzie, Squabbling Sparrows Press, Telegram Home Comments

WHAT IF ROME NEVER FELL?

Author, Cover Design, Draft, Launch, Research, WritingKirsten McKenzie5 March 2019Historical Fiction, Rome, Archaeology, New Release, Time Slip, Ithaca Bound, England, YA, Young Adult Comment

#YEAHNOIR

Author Events, Festival, Publishing, WritingKirsten McKenzie5 February 2019festival, crime, thriller, robotham, cleave, sisterson, rotorua noir, rotoruanoir, yeahnoir, bloody scotland, newcastle noir, writers, authors, rotoruaComment