"Dear Writer - yes, that's you." Getting back to writing more is a pretty constant goal for me and I was hoping this book would provide some good inspiration. I liked the concept of a short, daily writing exercise (the intro's suggestion is to see what you can come up with in 15 minutes), and … Continue reading One Creative Writing Prompt a Day – Lita Kurth
"The idea of writing a short story in five days may seem daunting to some, but to those who relish the challenge, it can be an exhilarating experience." I am well aware that writing short stories is a whole different skillset to writing a novel, but less. Not that I've done either, of course! But … Continue reading How to Write a Short Story in Five Days – Jason Fink
Sometimes life doesn't quite go to plan, and so instead of Sci-Fi Month, I found myself having 'surprise' surgery that left me with limited use of my hand/arm, and not a huge amount of concentration either. Oof. eBooks I thoroughly enjoyed the first trilogy of Pierce Brown's Red Rising series, although I've yet to start … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – November 2023
The nights are fair drawn in - and that's my excuse for buying more books! Woo! 🙂 eBooks I've heard more than one source rave about the Rook and Rose fantasy series by MA Carrick, so I nabbed offers on the first two: Mask and Mirrors, and The Liar's Knot. "Ren is a con artist who … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – October 2023
Life continued to feel hectic through September, despite or perhaps because of a week off work for my birthday. It was lovely, but at the same time added several sets of visitors and celebrations, without dropping any of the 'other' tasks - so, busy! But I feel the push was worth it, as I now … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – September 2023
I know, I know - September is a third of the way done! What can I say, life has been kinda hectic. I dream of the day when I can stop saying things like that, but perhaps today is not quite that day...! On the one hand, I've been almost too busy to read. On … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – August 2023
Another month, another ridiculous amount of books added to my shelves both real and virtual. I'd say I have a problem, but I kinda like it 😉 Physical books I was lucky enough to win another giveaway on social media, and nabbed myself this little stash: The Shadow of the Gods is the first of John … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – June 2023
If April was a little more restrained, it's like I was trying to make up for it in May 😉 eBooks Offers, and promotions, these are the things that override my restraint entirely! I started with a pair of books that I will read, but to be honest were mainly bought for my dad (his … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – May 2023
By my standards (hah!) April was a little more restrained than usual. Five books read out of seven acquired isn't all that bad for me 😉 eBooks No joke, April 1st saw me pick up What Moves the Dead by the ever-wonderful T Kingfisher aka Ursula Vernon. I adore her writing, but I am also … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – April 2023
Another month, another haul of books that's larger than my stack of read titles. By a lot. Oops 😉 eBooks I do try not to buy too many books - especially as these are the least likely to be read, if I'm honest! - but when one pops up on offer it can be hard … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – March 2023
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