Musings :: Moments :: Memories
As part of the writing course I am currently doing, we had to look at building well-rounded characters. The first task asked us to list 5-10 characters we loved with a few words explaining why. Then, we had to write for 15 minutes, looking at specific prompts, including an external provocation as well as an… Continue reading Writing characters
Another reading post! This seems to be the thing I am writing about most and it will not surprise you to learn that I have already met my reading goal of 50 books for 2024. I have reset the goal to 60 and I am on track for meeting that by the end of the… Continue reading Winter Reads
I picked up this book at Chatsworth last year, drawn by the beautiful Angela Harding cover and the autumnal theme. I have read with Austin a couple of Katya Balen's shorter books, Birdsong and Nightjar. These books are published by Barrington Stoke and are dyslexia-friendly with a specific font and cream pages. Austin is not… Continue reading Autumn Reads: How I Fell in Love with Katya Balen’s Beautiful Books
The nights are closing in. This is a phrase that is usually uttered with a defeated tone. 'Closing in' certainly sounds ominous. Slightly threatening. Like a pack of wolves slowly creeping towards the door. However, I love these earlier sunsets, the longer nights, the stretches of twilight. The huge harvest moon glowed orange and bright… Continue reading Dark nights and book stacks
As we are almost halfway through the year, and I am doing pretty well with my reading challenge, I thought I'd share the five books I have enjoyed the most this year. The Outsider by Stephen King - I hadn't read any King for some time and this book made me want to fill my… Continue reading Five Best Books So Far
I read 46 books last year. This means I did not meet my 50 book challenge target but I am really happy with this number nonetheless. I have updated my Reading Challenge page so you can see what I read last year. Here are my top ten books for 2023: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross… Continue reading Reading in 2023
In previous years, most of my audiobook listening has been restricted to non-fiction, usually memoirs. Lately, though, I have been enjoying fiction - usually romance or fantasy (or the popular subgenre which combines the two: romantasy) The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Happy Place by Emily Henry - spicy romance Starling House by Alix E. Harrow… Continue reading Five Favourite Audiobooks of 2023
She grows up, too, with the memory of what it meant to be properly loved, for what you are, not what you ought to be. Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell This book had me in pieces. I definitely want to get to see the play at the RSC. There are some who can live without wild things,… Continue reading Five Quotations I Love
I have updated my annual Reading Challenge page so you can see what I read last year as well as keep track of my reading throughout the year, as I will update it from time to time. I was reflecting on the fact that I have not managed to read as many books this year… Continue reading New Year Reading
Five things I would love to do someday: Go dog sledding in Alaska;Experience the Northen Lights;Attend a literary festival;Go on safari;Have a book published.
Notes From My Day 