When I started writing I made the decision to review every book I finished, and I’ve stuck to that thinking I could hardly expect readers to review my books if I wasn’t willing to put the same effort into those I read. I spotted a superb 1-star review for The Joker the other day, I […]
I was reminded recently of a gathering I attended in Leicester where I met Lizzie Lamb and she gave me a paperback copy of her novel, Scotch on the Rocks. I was shocked to discover that was four years ago and yet this book was still waiting to be read. I have now put […]
I think writing wisdom states that you should write every day. I see and hear this advice given everywhere. It makes sense. It builds and keeps you in the writing habit and, particularly if you have a large project on, such as a novel, it keeps you chipping away at the word count. I have […]
I listened to episode 175 of the Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing podcast the other day. Mark Lefebvre’s guest was Philippa A Werner and they discussed her writing and ScribeCount, a sales analysis platform for authors. Whilst listening I signed up to this platform which was straightforward then seamlessly set up my account which […]
I chose to read Birds Don’t Cry as a proud member of Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team and I received a copy of the book from the author. I have read one of Sandy Day’s novels before and jumped at the chance to do so again. They are quite leisurely paced but the settings […]
As I mentioned in a recent post I haven’t been listening to music at all recently (by which I mean for the last few of years) because of all the podcasts I subscribed too and now have to try and keep up with. However, my other half had a play list going at the […]
I bought this book directly from the author at The Deepings Literary Festival a couple of years ago and I was delighted to eventually get round to read it. The story is mostly told from the point of view of Alex who became anorexic following the breakdown of her family. She attends a support […]
During December I roughly mapped out my writing plans on a wall planner. Realistically I probably haven’t left nearly enough time for some of the things I’ve put on there, but at least I’ve got something down. I allocated the first week of January to rereading a manuscript I’d abandoned sometime during 2020 with the […]
I don’t watch much television, maybe an hour a day, late at night when I finally finish at my desk and want to wind down before bed. I also try to watch a film at a weekend. Not always successfully. Generally, we record many different series and end up watching them months and months, […]
I’m sure I’ve mentioned it here before but I’m a big listener of podcasts. Although I only do this at my desk. I don’t have a commute so I don’t have that time in which to listen and I did download an app on my phone with the intention of listening when walking the dog […]
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