Musings :: Moments :: Memories
I am not going to be writing every day on here but I do want to maintain a somewhat regular writing habit as I have really enjoyed engaging with my blog again and I hope you have enjoyed it too. When I started blogging way back in 2008, I use my blog as a memory-keeping… Continue reading Five Goals for February
I welcomed the new year with my oldest dear friends as we all squished into our house for a New Year weekend of fun; I connected with friends for dinner, and coffee and I even managed to FaceTime with my brother! My word of the year has already made an impact. I made a list… Continue reading Five Lovely Things about January
So far this year I have read five books. Three of these were on Kindle (Below Zero, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour and Reminders of Him), one was a physical book (The Lost Tide Warriors) and one an audiobook (The Office BFFs). According to Goodreads, I am ‘on track’! My favourite book so far is… Continue reading Reading Round Up
I add 500-odd words to my novel for the first time in months and I think I am on a roll! In any case, I thought it might be interesting for those non-writerly folks to see into my writing process, such as it is at the moment. Sit down to write The biggest challenge is… Continue reading How I Write
I have mentioned previously how I occasionally enjoy the process of writing a ta-dah! list as opposed to a to-do list. Instead of focusing on what I still need to do, it helps me to identify what I have actually managed to achieve. Here is some of my ta-dah! list for the weekend: Planned the… Continue reading Weekend Ta-Dah
I have restricted my choices to characters from literature to make this easier but it was still very difficult to decide. It was also difficult not to pick the obvious choices which is why there are a couple in there! Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice - see? An obvious choice I know but Lizzie… Continue reading Five Fictional Ladies I Would Like to Meet
One of the 23 in 2023 things (which was also on my 22 in 2022 list) is to find a writing accountability partner. I still very much want to do this as I am most certainly an Obliger by Gretchen Rubin's tendencies and work much better if I need to meet outer expectations. However, rather… Continue reading Some Accountability
Watching: Shadow and Bones, The Last Man on Earth, Happy Valley. Reading: Physical books: Shadow and Bones by Leigh Bardugo, The Lost-Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle. On Kindle: The Cottage in the Highlands by Julia Shackman and The Shack by William Paul Young (as recommended by a dear friend). On Audible: The Artist's Way by… Continue reading Currently
Book 1 of 2023: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson. Although I love writing and I love reading, I do not really enjoy writing book reviews. I think I find it difficult to convey my thoughts about a book without spoiling it and I tend to only want to write about the books… Continue reading Tiny Book Review
When I started to make this list, the first decision I had to make was right in the first section. I wrote 'In 2023, I want' and immediately felt uncomfortable. Saying I want something seems so forward, direct and impolite. I almost changed it to 'would like' to make it sound less aggressive but I… Continue reading More and Less
Notes From My Day 