I'm a writer, blogger, tarot reader and designer. I'm also a CRES editor for the Myths Legends And Fairy Tales Department. I self-publish and have most of my eBooks on iTunes, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Googleplay, Scribd, and other eBook stores, as well as through selected libraries. More of my audio tarotscopes are on https://www.patreon.com/LeennaNaidoo, search term tarotscopes on my Patreon page.
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So, I’ve been working on getting out my first box-set of stories out before the end of 2020. With the technical bugs that had to be sorted out on the epub, I had some time to finally mess around on Blender and get a video on the book out!
It’s my first video in forever (the last I edited video was on iMovie back in the early 2000s) so it was a steep learning curve.
Thanks to the tutorials by Ducky 3D and Blender, it wasn’t too difficult (just time consuming) to get back into the vid-ed seat 😀
I created the map visuals on GIMP and am so chuffed that both programs work so harmoniously together without crashing my system! Interesting fact, I also created the 3D box image on GIMP. More about that in another post.
Next stop, animation! But only when I have the time:-(
Check out the video (and the book just published today) and let me know what you think. Is it too long? Would you watch it to the end?
Thanks, and happy creating!
Leenna
PS. Routes To Love will be at a special price with $2 off from mid December 2020 to early February 2021.
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Torn between two great options or two not-so-great ones? Needing confirmation on a decision you’ve almost finalized in your mind? The cards have some insights and possible outcomes for you.
Choose from one of the three crystals and see which option brings you the best in your possible future.
Disclaimer: This reading is only for your entertainment and enlightenment, read with the intention of helping you consider decisions with more clarity. All actions and outcomes rest entirely with you. Please seek professional advice on all medical, financial and legal matters before finalizing your decisions.
Choose your crystal.
Chrysophase 02:10 Azurite 11:10 Kunzite 23:00
Cards used: Vice Versa Tarot and Sasha Fenton Tarot
May the best outcomes and highest vibrations find you with ease! Leenna
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That big question… Is this relationship/friendship ever going to happen or progress in the direction you’re hoping for? The cards have some insight. Timestamps 2010s: 01:382000s: 07:5590s: 14:40 Cards Used Romance AngelsTime Machine Cards by LeennaGilded Reverie LeNormand Book a private reading with me from $12.
So, Mercury Retrograde will be affecting some of us more than ever, others may take a sudden turn onto new paths, and some may be carrying more heavy energy than they should because: They.Cannot.Let.Go. (You Taurus, don’t you pretend you didn’t see it coming. The Ostrich Look is not for you) Or: They.Can’t.Allow.Flexibility. Or Adjust to a new way of doing things. (You, Scorpio! You know the definition of madness, right?)
Still, it’s the end of 2020! And many of us have good news, great news, and fabulous news, too! Let’s give the Taureans and Scorpios a bit of a helping hand—and Leo, too—spreading some good vibes around 😀
It’s that fun time of year again–fortunately with more degrees of woo than spookiness for me! So, I thought I’d do a Trick Or Treat style video again for YouTube, much as I did last year. It was a lot of fun as I also used charms and my own DIY Tarot cards.
The end of September also marked y second year of creating Pick-A-Card videos, so I did a commemorative video that kinda recreated my first major video: Clues To Your Future Spouse. I imaginatively entitled the new video ‘Clues To Your Future Spouse Too!’
It’s the time of the year to show your TBR some love and find a new fave author or two! I’ve found four new authors I now really enjoy and you’ll find their books scattered throughout the TBR posts.
To help you find your new fave reads and authors, I’ve joined with a few fantasy and science-fiction writers in three Prolific giveaways. Bet you’ll find something that tickles your fancy in these collections. All of us authors would appreciate reviews on our eBooks if you could spare the time and enjoyed the read.
And if you’re wondering what my own little freebie for fantasy-lovers is, it’s my newest short story collection!
Read on to find the first two giveaways in time for your Halloween weekend. There’s another giveaway in November, so keep your eyes peeled 🙂
The Prolific Works team is proud to present the You Should See Me In A Crown Group Giveaway! This giveaway has all types of fantasy and paranormal books. Claim as many as you’d like and enjoy your new reads!
Happy Halloween! This Trick-Or-Read Group Giveaway is hosted by the Prolific Works team and has books from all genres, so there’s something here for everyone. You can claim as many as you’d like and enjoy your new reads!
Little Known, Highly Recommended
Novel
The Identity Thief (YA Fantasy) Alex Bryant
Despite its at time horrific and other triggers, this story gripped and amused me throughout in much the same manner as Lemony Snickets and Ben Aaronovitch’s work. Set in London in a world where magic is real yet mostly illusion, and drawing from ancient Greek philosophies and theatre, an intricate plot twists and turns around a traumatised boy, a girl whose mother is a magic crimes investigator and an unempathetic mimic who uses grimoires to cause havoc. The pace was perfect, the humour well placed, and the plot twists and turns in an unpredictable. Peppered with social issues and acute observations of tweens and school drama, it makes for a satisfying read for more than YA readers, in my opinion.
Novella
Lou’s Tattoos-A Comedy Of Errors(Crime/humour) Iris Chacon
If you’re a regular TBR Love reader, who’ll know I loved Iris Chacon’s Finding Miranda. Once again, Chacon delivers quirky, fun characters, understated action and a strongly evoked settings. The story takes us back to the 90’s when tattoos weren’t as common, photography was expensive and involved rolls of 35mm and various ASAs, and annoying fellow passengers on flights were the same. Aspiring photographer and renowned tattoo artist, Lou, gets the chance of the lifetime when her photography break places her next to Galen, renowned nobody-knows-my-face photographer, on a flight he didn’t want to be on. And so the comedy of errors intensifies. It’s a quick, fun, read!
I’ve been getting repeated messages about storms in November 2020 from personal readings and when doing the tarotscopes for November/December 2020, so I thought I had to share.
If you’re a regular tarotscopes reader and viewer on my YouTube channel, you’ll know I’m not an alarmist, but sometimes we need to err on the side of caution, and this is one of those times. If this post helps one or two of you during this period, then it would have done its work!
So, here’s what I’ve been getting: the storms of November 2020 will be especially severe, and in particular winds will be high and rains heavy. It’s likely that tornadoes will be late this year and stronger or more numerous than usual. Summer rains are likely to bring more flash flooding and even very early cyclones or cyclone-like storms. Blizzards are also very possible in some areas and may last longer than usual.
With this in mind, please take appropriate precautions for your area or the areas you’re travelling to. Be responsible. Stay informed about local conditions and ensure your vehicles are up to the weather so we don’t overtax first responders and other emergency services.
You may want to:
Northern hemisphere
Ensure storm-shelters are maintained and everyone knows the quickest routes to them.
You have sufficient food and water to get you through a prolonged storm or being snowed in.
You are aware of alternative routes and places of safety if driving through tornado and severe-storm prone areas.
Your vehicle lights, especially hazards, are in good working order. Use them in low visibility.
If you’re traveling to snow-prone areas, you have your snow-tires or snow-chains handy.
Inform friends or family of your travel plans/route, or if you’re going out of town for the day.
Check the weather report more than once a day and have severe storm alerts set up if you’re new to the area.
Southern hemisphere
You have sufficient food and water to get you through a prolonged storm and cuts in essential services like electricity/water/ telecommunications.
Your vehicle’s tires have enough tread to effectively prevent hydro-planing.
Your vehicle lights, especially hazards, are in good working order. Use them in low visibility.
You are aware of alternative routes and places of safety if driving through severe-storm prone areas.
Practice safe driving distances in wet weather, and refrain from driving in hail and storm bursts.
Don’t stand next to trees or climb hills when storms are approaching as lightning can still hit you.
Be aware of dips in the road that are likely to flood, and to reconsider routes with very low-lying bridges.
Inform friends or family of your travel plans or if you’re going out of town for the day.
Check the weather report more than once a day and have severe storm alerts set up if you’re new to the area.
And please ensure you have a dry, warm spot your pets and working animals can easily access if they’re outdoors.
Stay safe and healthy! Don’t take unnecessary risks with your life and others.
Smitten by artful make-up and amber liquid, Ms Rightly Wrong may appear right for all the wrong reasons…Until the make-up rubs off and you’re left feeling raked over with, at the very least, your self-esteem in tatters. Red flags aren’t just for bulls. The wise pay attention to them and side-step before being hurt.
Here’s ten tell-tale signs fluttering away, advising you to run for safety.
You wonder why your normally sociable dog is whimpering just before she arrives, and then hides under the bed as she steps inside. That doggie seems traumatised…
Your normally sociable cat takes every opportunity to show her the tail. That kitty doesn’t care for her energy, or can sense a vamp before you…
She understands ‘budget’ to mean ‘budge it’ or ‘fudge it’ when it comes to finances. Now you know why every tarot reader has been going on about bankruptcy in her cards…or yours.
She goes on about how you have a loving symbiotic relationship but all you see is ‘amoebic’—her needs and lifestyle engulfing your own identity, resources and happiness. Science is all good and well but love is crucial to be someone’s beloved. Besides, the strongest relationships need compromise, especially symbiotic ones.
She never gets your jokes. Do you really want to be minutely explaining every single joke you tell; only to be rewarded with an insincere smile, fake giggle or blank stare?
She says she and her friends/family don’t mean to sound condescending to you. Still, it’s mean and impolite and if they’re half as smart or ‘woke’ as they all say they are, they must know it. More importantly, will they ever truly respect you? Does she really respect you?
She’s always telling you how you remind her of her first crush/her bad-boy ex or that celebrity. Now, she’s trying to get you to dress like them or act like them… Is she in love with you, her fantasy, or her past? Probably her fantasy and her past.
She constantly lies to you. About everything. And you cringe at the whoppers she tells others. Trust is a crucial pillar of any relationship. If she keeps swinging wrecking balls around, how can you ever build your foundation of trust, much less a strong relationship.
She threatens you with physical violence for any manner of things. And though she might sound playful, you know she means it. Psycho is as pyscho does (and says). You never want to check into the Bates Motel, do you?
She constantly chatters and remarks on everything—like everything! Constant verbal diarrhoea soon besmirches even the most cherished memories, tires you out and turns you into a resentful mute.
There you have my totally subjective top ten. Have I forgotten a major tell-tale? Take off your amber-tinted classes and let us know in the comments.
Wondering whether your romantic partner’s alter ego is Sydney from Alias, Lara Croft or Jason Bourne-like? Wonder no more! This video will reveal their secrets!
Still, it’s the end of 2020! And many of us have good news, great news, and fabulous news, too! Let’s give the Taureans and Scorpios a bit of a helping hand—and Leo, too—spreading some good vibes around 😀
It’s that fun time of year again–fortunately with more degrees of woo than spookiness for me! So, I thought I’d do a Trick Or Treat style video again for YouTube, much as I did last year. It was a lot of fun as I also used charms and my own DIY Tarot cards.
It’s the time of the year to show your TBR some love and find a new fave author or two! I’ve found four new authors I now really enjoy and you’ll find their books scattered throughout the TBR posts. To help you find your new fave reads and authors, I’ve joined with a few fantasy […]
This article first appeared on Queentoo Magazine in 2015—my first magazine article sale!
Tell-tales of Mr Rightly Wrong
Blinded by rose-tinted glasses, or mellowed out by good Merlot, it’s often difficult to spot Mr Rightly Wrong until you’re in a little too deep, and he’spawned dependence into your life. Sometimes we ignore little (and some pretty big) tell-tale signs that would otherwise be deal-breakers, just so we don’t have to dine alone.
But dining alone won’t result in the long time regret that only Mr Rightly Wrong would bring.
Here’s ten tell-tale signs that should warn you to make a break for it before it’s too late.
It’s been two years since you’ve introduced him to your dog, two years in which your dog still barks at him every single time. That doggie sense must be picking up some strange vibes…
Your cat hisses at the space just behind him, no matter where he stands. That kitty sense must be picking up some seriously bad vibes…
His car is worth more than his house, whichever way you look at it. Not a man you want to be depending on in the future.
He quotes religious text at you with a disapproving eye whenever you voice your own opinion but he never once (to your knowledge) practices what he preaches unless he gets acclaim and bragging rights for years. Selfish hypocrites are never fun, quite the opposite.
He never gets your jokes. Do you really want to be minutely explaining every single joke you tell; only to be rewarded with an insincere smile, fake giggle or blank stare?
He thinks he’s smarter than you in every way. Oh yeah? Who thought shipping sand to Timbuktu was a good idea, uh? We’ll say no more except for: Respect.
You remind him of his mother. Ohhkay…let’s not go there.
When it comes to friends and family, he never supports you in debates and arguments, nor does he defend you from unjust behaviour. You can’t count on him. Not now, not in the future, not when the aliens invade. He’ll be the first to sell you out to save his own skin.
He drives like a maniac, delighting in your screams of terror and exhortations to slow down. This guy is an accident waiting to happen—a serious, painful one with scars that will take too long to fade, if ever. Besides, death from old-age is more your thing.
He’s a tattle-tail and a gossip. Every private thought, conversation and action of yours will be fodder for his social media accounts. It would probably be more fun being stalked by the FBI or CIA. At least they won’t gossip about your life.
There you have my totally subjective top ten. Have I forgotten a major tell-tale? Put down that glass of Merlot and let us know.
