August Book Wrap-up
In July, I started a new feature where I share quick reviews of all the books I read during the month. And I recapped an impressive 8 books! I closed the post with: "Not a bad month - guess we'll see what August brings!" Spoiler alert: August did not bring 8 books......
July Book Wrap-Up
I thought I'd try something new - a monthly wrap-up post including all of the books I've read during the month with a brief review of each. And imagine my surprise when I looked back and saw what a big month July turned out to be - 8 books! Yes, a couple of them were...
Book Review: “The Reading Group” by Elizabeth Noble
I read "The Reading Group" by Elizabeth Noble back in April and gave it two stars on Goodreads. I had high hopes when I picked this up that it would be a book I'd recommend to my own book club. I won't be doing that. It took me a long time to get through it and...
Not Your Average Thesaurus
Your plot can be amazing – full of twists and turns and brilliance – but if nobody cares about your characters, it doesn’t matter what happens to them. This is something I’ve been struggling with in my current WIP. My main male character is strongly defined but the...
Developing a Writing Habit
One of those fundamental questions for a lot of people when it comes to an activity they love is "When did you consider yourself to be a...?". Whether it's a runner, photographer, dancer, designer or baker, there's usually some milestone they can point to that signals...
Book Haul 2014 (so far)
I've been watching a lot of Booktuber videos (for those of you who aren't familiar, this is an entire subculture on YouTube of vloggers dedicated primarily to sharing their thoughts on books and reading) and book hauls are popular. Most do a monthly video sharing the...