Are you doing (or thinking of doing) #NaNoWriMo this year? If you are, then this challenge is for you. Read on for all the details! What Is #NaNoWriMo? #NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it takes place every November. The aim is to write 50,000 words of the first draft of … [Read more…]
I love anything and everything horror related and I have read hundreds of horror books over the years. My love for horror books started when I was about twelve years old and discovered the Point Horror collection (and yes I feel old typing that). By the time I was fourteen, I’d moved on to adult … [Read more…]
I love reading and books, and for that reason, people always seem to assume that I’ve read all of the classics. The truth is, except for the ones I had to read for school and college, I have read very few classics. Or at least I haven’t read more than a chapter or two of … [Read more…]
Abbie and the Portal is a science fiction book, which is a long way outside of my usual genre, but I agreed to review it because I liked the concept enough and it didn’t sound like hard core science fiction where you get five page descriptions of how gadgets etc. work. Here are my thoughts: … [Read more…]
Do you ever just feel in the mood to write, but realise you don’t have a plot idea? It’s so frustrating having to spend your writing time coming up with a premise, especially if your writing time is limited. Below you will find five horror story prompts to get you started on your story. … [Read more…]
Just a quick one today to tell you all about my new group Pinterest board, The Writer’s Den. The board is for all things writing, books and fiction related. Share your book reviews and other bookish posts, your writing tips posts, posts about your own books and short stories and poems. I’d love you all … [Read more…]
I love a good psychological thriller and I always enjoy trying new authors, so when I was asked to review Karen Osman’s debut thriller, The Good Mother, naturally I just had to say yes. Here are my thoughts: The Good Mother by Karen Osman Blurb from The Back Cover Three women – … [Read more…]
I recently stumbled across a Would You Rather? book tag. It seems like a perfect fit for me as I already post a monthly Blogger’s Would You Rather series and I also love books. So I haven’t been tagged in it, but I’m doing it anyway. I can’t remember where I spotted it now as … [Read more…]
You might remember that in March I shared the top five books I had read so far in 2018 (if you haven’t seen it yet, you can find it here – go ahead, I’ll wait). Today, I’m sharing the top five books (in no particular order) I’ve read between that post and now. … [Read more…]
As bloggers, one of the things we learn early on is that earning from affiliate links and sponsored posts isn’t the only way to go to make money from your writing. In fact, one of the most profitable avenues for bloggers is an eBook. I mean think about it – you already know your subject … [Read more…]