I follow a lot of book lovers on Twitter. That’s a given. I love books. A lot of those book lovers are writers. Like me, a selection of those are as yet, unpublished. And within those, another selection blog themselves and/or read writing related blogs to inform themselves of the current state of the industry […]
Second Week Round Up of the A to Z Challenge
So, we’re half way through the A to Z challenge. I’ve not found it too bad so far… I don’t think… I was fairly organised for the first two weeks. The next two – not so much, so you could be in for anything! Oh, one thing – I have a great guest interview booked […]
Is How You Read, Rubbing Off On Your Children?
Why do you read? It seems like a simple enough question with a reasonably simple few possible answers. But have you considered the fact that your own reading habits are affecting those of your children? For instance, ask yourself the questions; How often do you read? Where do you read? And in what format do […]
Green Reader
Last year I did a post during the A to Z challenge titled Green Writer. It was about the pressure our planet is under environmentally and how writers, and writing, can and do impact on our environment and how we can lower any harm we do. I think this past year has shown that the […]
Brilliant Books – A Writers Inspiration or Nemesis?
This post fills a duel role. It is part of the A to Z blogging challenge, but as it’s also the first Wednesday of the month, it’s time for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (ISWG). A monthly blog hop where writers talk about their insecurities or shout from the rooftops about how great the […]
Top 5 Reads of 2013
As we’re nearing the end of the year I thought I’d do a top 5 post of books I’ve read this year. (Read this year, not necessarily released this year.) The idea was prompted by the series running on Luca Veste’s blog Here. Choosing my top 5 has been difficult, but here they are; […]