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Minu Freitag
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Artist and Writer. Reader and Maker. Wellington, New Zealand. Auswanderin. minu.co.nz
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Minu Freitag @minufreitag.bsky.social · Jan 9
Hey there! I'm Minu Freitag, a German-born artist and author now calling New Zealand home. I create fantastical creatures that dance between light and dark, hope and melancholy, sold in local galleries. My writing weaves together science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian elements...

#Art #NewZealand
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The last review before the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) is at Chapter 40 of 48! And I wrangled the manuscript down to 136k words. ISBNs have arrived, the eBook cover is all set, and the release date will be announced next week!
Almost there!
Want to join the ARC team?
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November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Last minute copy edits on wipsnips :). P.S. Now is a good time to join the ARC team! Link in the usual places or Minu.co.nz/books 📚📚📚

#wipsnips #releaseupdate #wipsnippet #wipquote #amwriting #bookrelease #bookreleasecomingsoon #SFF #arcreview #FreeChapter #FantasyBooks
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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July Check-in, Six Months Into 2025!
At the beginning of each year, I create a wild mind map of what I want to accomplish. I exist in a state of restless chaos, balancing on a dark edge—imposing order is the only way to keep that balance ...
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#JustCheckingIn, July 2025
How’s everyone doing? Six Months Into 2025 At the beginning of each year, I create a wild mind map of what I want to accomplish. Monthly check-ins help me see what I’ve actually done instead of fixati...
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July 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Progress on the Audiobook Edition for The Fragments – The Spheres Book One has been made \(^-^)/ !

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Audiobook Speak Peek! The Fragments, Chapter—Lost
Progress on the Audiobook Edition for The Fragments – The Spheres Book One has been made \(^-^)/ ! I am excited to announce that the first teaser for The Fragments, Chapter 1—Lost is out. I am still e...
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July 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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And now #Tuesday #writingsprint Go, go, go ...
April 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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I am so excited to announce my first South Island Stockist—HAPA in Christchurch. I am happy to join their showcase of more than 300 local designers and artists!

\(^-^)/

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New Stockist, HAPA, Christchurch, New Zealand
I am so excited to announce my first South Island Stockist—HAPA in Christchurch. HAPA is a Local Design store, stocking a wide range of lovingly curated gifts, jewellery, artwork, craft and homewares ...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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#Monday #writingsprint 45 minutes and go ...
April 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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#WritingUpdate Chapters 24 to 28 were a total disaster. Aligning the timeline in three POV plot lines is like putting together a puzzle while the pieces are moving and changing colours ...

#QuestioningLifeChoices
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February 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Line edits for Chapters 21 and 22 are done. Chapter 23 is getting there …
… feels … all a bit ... too everything today …

#QuestioningLifeChoices
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February 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Crawling through my revisions … I needed to remind myself that I actually do this for fun …

Chapter 21 is ready for line edits … maybe … or not #scream
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February 1, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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#WritingUpdate for The House!
Status: ‘Final’ revision | Word count: 61,360 (6,228 since last update)
Chapters 17, 18, and 19 are revised! Reshuffling my days worked and it’s go, go, go!
Maybe I’ll actually finish this before 2026 rolls around! 🌟

#amwriting #ampublishing #amreading
#specfic
January 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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"Eass emptied the collection of random electronic parts, wires, and metal pieces from the coverall's pockets—her salvage from the recycling station whenever Mitt wasn't looking.
She knelt before her bunk, arranging the small pile on the floor.
Nothing.
She pushed the ...

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Sample from Book 2 continued in next image: Eass emptied the collection of random electronic parts, wires, and metal pieces from the coverall's pockets—her salvage from the recycling station whenever Mitt wasn't looking. She knelt before her bunk, arranging the small pile on the floor. Nothing. She pushed the offering closer. A spindly limb, woven from fibre and metal cables, reached out from the shadows but fell short of the pile. Eass nudged the pile closer to the edge. The tendril advanced but remained just out of reach. Eass placed a metal gear directly under the bench's edge. The tendril hesitated, then shot forward, snatched the gear, and vanished back into darkness. She had tried to coax whatever was hatching under her bunk into the open, but had never seen more than... Sample from Book 2 continued from last image: ... than tiny claws or wiry limbs. When Mitt had complained about more missing material, Eass had started feeding the thing, hoping to stop it ransacking Mitt’s supplies. Eass nudged the pile closer, but the tendril remained hidden. ‘I have no idea when we'll be back at the reclaim centre. This might be all there is for a while.’ Silence. ‘If you steal more from Mitt, she'll find out about you, and she'll get you out of there no matter what.’ The creature remained in the shadows. She considered setting a trap to catch the tendril next time it reached for the pile, when her terminal pinged. Eass sighed and reached for the device on her bed...
January 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Chapters 15 and 16 are revised. Both needed more attention than expected… #ARGH. I’ll try to reshuffle my days a bit. At the moment, I am supposed to write 1 to 2 hours in the mornings and evenings...

(づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ♡

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January 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Hey there! I'm Minu Freitag, a German-born artist and author now calling New Zealand home. I create fantastical creatures that dance between light and dark, hope and melancholy, sold in local galleries. My writing weaves together science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian elements...

#Art #NewZealand
January 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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#amwriting #writingupdate

Update on The House, The Spheres Book 2
Status: ‘Final’ revision | Word count: 50,454 (4,157 since last update 7 days ago)
Chapters 14 is revised, and I am halfway through 15! Yay! Both were/are mostly rewrites and gaps.

I got this, right?

#auswanderer #newzealand
I got this—Daily Updates, Publishing The House—The Spheres Book 2
Short daily updates between now and the release date of Book 2. January 10, 2025 Status: ‘Final’ revision | Word count: 50,454 (4,157 since last update 7 days ago) Chapters 14 is revised, and I am hal...
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January 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Update on The House, The Spheres Book 2
Status: ‘Final’ revision | Word count: 46,297 (5,004 since last update 7 days ago)

Chapters 12 and 13 are revised!
I'm working on my content strategy for my YouTube channel and watched writing update reels from November 2022…
January 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Farewell 2024 ... to a joyous 2025!
(づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ♡

#art #artist #newzealand
December 27, 2024 at 7:03 AM
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My thoughts on 2024: let’s not do that again
When I look back at 2024, I have three distinct impressions: black holes I’d rather avoid, gaps I’d rather not probe, and a few major achievements glowing in the spaces between ...

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A year in review: 2024—let’s not do that again
What on earth just happened? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly When I look back at 2024, I have three distinct impressions: black holes I’d rather avoid, gaps I’d rather not probe, and a few major achie...
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December 27, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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#amwriting #writingupdate Seasons greetings and a happy new year to all of you out there.
(づ ᴗ _ᴗ)づ♡

Update on The House, The Spheres Book 2
Status: ‘Final’ revision | Word count: 41,293 (11,200 since last update 10 days ago)
Chapters 9, 10, and 11 are revised!

The revision is going okay-ish ...
December 26, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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Recap and Final Thoughts on #Novelmber aka #NaNoRebels
If you followed my daily updates, you know that I faltered around Day 14 and what followed was pure denial. However, I have a rough, 10k outline for The Spheres, Book 3. Yay!

So ... was it worth it?

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#Novelmeber (NaNoRebel) 2024—Recap and Final Thoughts
I set out to create an outline for The Spheres Book 3. How did I do? Final Recap: NaNoRebel 2024 (aka Novelmeber 2024*) As you can see from the rundown of daily updates below, I faltered around Day 14...
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December 15, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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Day 13: the Forest Walker, Hand-coloured, three-colour Tetra Pak Collagraph, 2022
A whimsical illustration of a pale-pink, four-legged creature with three mint-green trees growing from its back. A whimsical, framed illustration by Minu Freitag, displayed on a wooden desk alongside a white vase and two pencils.
December 14, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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P.S. I spent 3 hours landscaping in the garden today, listening to Silver in the Wood by @emilytesh.net. Now my back hurts and my book soul glows! One of my favourites this year! The prose sings and the narration is perfect. What a treat!

#audiobook
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December 12, 2024 at 7:22 AM
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Day 12—Mio and the Cloud, Acrylic on wood, May 2024
These were so much fun to make :).
A whimsical papier-mâché sculpture by Minu Freitag in a wooden frame featuring a cream-coloured rabbit with orange cheeks standing beneath a pale blue cloud with hanging raindrops. A whimsical papier-mâché sculpture in a wooden frame featuring a cream-coloured rabbit with orange cheeks standing beneath a pale blue cloud with hanging raindrops. A whimsical papier-mâché sculpture in a wooden frame featuring a cream-coloured rabbit with orange cheeks standing beneath a pale blue cloud with hanging raindrops.
December 12, 2024 at 5:05 AM