New books, AI, and moving to other platforms

I haven't posted to the website in some time, but since we've come to the end of the year and there is much news, I figured an update here was in order:

1) I have turned my focus toward other platforms for several reasons, the first being that I have begun doing daily language videos, and the second being that Blogger has permitted extrapolation AIs to use their platform for scraping. Because of this, I will not be posting many new stories here. All new stories henceforth will be on Patreon where the AIs cannot get to them. 

You can find all the monthly stories and book news here: https://www.patreon.com/newshortstories

New videos for linguistics, etymology, myths and legends will be on Youtube and Tiktok: www.youtube.com/@authormichellefranklin

2) I've been hard at work on several new books. The Further Adventures of Myndil Plodostirr is finished and will be out in 2024. Here is a small sample of the artwork (the publisher has not told me who did the cover). The book is about Myndil and Aodhgan's adventures in Ossory featuring Gormlaith and Brian Boru.

3) I've been collaborating with historians and archaeologists on a myths and legends series. The long form videos are up on Patreon and Youtube. We've already had the great Professor Ronald Hutton and the wonderful Archaeosoup on to discuss various subjects, and we'll be doing a long one about the mythology and history of Christmas, so if you'd like to support that, head over to the Patreon for the other uncut videos.  https://www.patreon.com/newshortstories  

Thank you to all those who have waited for more stories or news. You can always find me on Twitter or Bluesky if you have any questions. Maith Ailineighdaeth to all!