A good writer has to be a big reader. But I think a good writer also needs to get comfortable with the sound of their own voice. Yes, you need to start reading out loud. But why? I hear you… Continue Reading →
It seems almost impossible that I should have neglected to find the final resting place of the author of my favourite book, Alice in Wonderland. And yet I did. I assumed that Lewis Carroll was interred somewhere in London or… Continue Reading →
If there’s one thing I like, one thing I really get a buzz from about writing, it’s editing. That’s not to say I don’t find it painfully hard at times, But ‘smithing’ my text until I have the perfect sentence… Continue Reading →
If you don’t know what I’m going on about, let me explain. Simoleons are the currency used in The Sims games, the most recent version being Sims 4. My OH and I have been playing these games since it’s second… Continue Reading →
Apparently you can buy fancy jackets for books. I did not know this until I spotted this little chap in a charity shop. For the princely sum of £2 I got a snazzy new jacket for one of my books…. Continue Reading →
The Charles Dickens Museum in London is based in number 48 Doughty Street, where Dickens’ lived from 1837 to 1839. It’s where he wrote some of his most famous works including Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. It opened as a museum… Continue Reading →
I’m a little late here, but I want to just talk about New Year’s Resolutions. We make ‘em, we break ’em – that’s true for me and I expect it’s true for a lot of other people as well. Every… Continue Reading →
For a large part of my life, libraries were my sanctuary. My parents were regular visitors and would take my brother and I in every few weeks. My child’s allocation of four books would rarely be enough, so I’d often… Continue Reading →
I’ve been away from the blogosphere recently due to moving to a lovely new home and not having any Internet. But now I’m back, with a slightly more personal post than usual, all about my new place. This is… Continue Reading →
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