Did you ever sit down at the computer, or with a pen and paper with no idea what you were going to write and then the piece just writes itself? I have! I used to think this was a cliché but it’s not. It does really happen. The first time it happened to me was … [Read more…]
I was recently asked to review “The Fabulous Woman’s Guide Through Cancer” by Nicola Bourne. Although technically not fiction, I think the review still sits well with this month’s theme. I accepted this request because cancer is something that touches so many people over the course of our lives. My dad and my granddad both … [Read more…]
I’m very excited to have been nominated for a Sisterhood of the World blogging award! Firstly, I would like to thank the lovely Amy from Apparently Awkward for the nomination. The rules to accept the award are as follows: 1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and link back to their blog (Note: I did … [Read more…]
Welcome to the third instalment of Done Deal. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here if you missed them. Done Deal – Part Three: It Is Time It is time. The darkness seems to be getting less dense. It is time. She knows she should be horrified at what she is about to … [Read more…]
As you might remember, as part of the month’s Fictional Fun theme, I posted my reading list for June with the intention of reviewing the books as I went. The Ritual by Adam Nevill. Blurb from The Back Cover When four old university friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic … [Read more…]
Recently I’ve come across a few posts about people feeding other people’s children sweets etc at parties, and that maybe the child’s parents don’t want their child full of sugar. On face value, I agree with the statement, then I read a post from the other side of the argument, basically saying (unless it’s a … [Read more…]
Today’s post is a guest post from the lovely Miss Kim from Behgopa. First, a little about Miss Kim, for anyone that hasn’t visited her blog before. I am in the midst of finishing up the first draft of my very first novel. My novel is in the “chick lit” genre. It includes romance, steamy … [Read more…]
Welcome to this week’s Thought Of The Day round up! Monday When things get in the way, see them as stepping stones rather than obstacles! Tuesday Be proud of your achievements – you’ve earned them and you deserve them! Wednesday Getting started is always the hardest part. Thursday Tomorrow is indeed another day but that’s … [Read more…]
Originally, I thought I would hate YA fiction. I imagined it all to be sparkly vampires, and cheesy romance. As more and more people talked about it, I decided to give it a go – that many people can’t be wrong, right? In this case – right! YA fiction has certainly outgrown where it was when … [Read more…]
You might remember at the end of last month, I installed Google Analytics and managed to cause an utter blog meltdown (if you missed the post, you can read it here)! I vowed not to play about with the coding again! Then I discovered SumoMe. SumoMe is a free service and it does so much … [Read more…]