Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
Jane Austen and me. We would have been well acquainted, I think, although I would need to be rather more ladylike to fit into her friendship circle. Would she have been generous with her writing advice, or was the critique
A Homework report! I never tell you what I’ve been up to behind the scenes with any regularity, and it doesn’t show as outputs (unless I direct you to it), so I decided to do a new feature on the
I have 2 time travel reviews for you today. The Book of Lost Hours is recommended by Net-galley and the publishers for lovers of The Ministry of Time and the Midnight Library, among others. Hmm, that sounds like me then.
A tapestry of colours in this week’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge. Although…it’s not one of the Challenge photos, it’s one from the Sunday post that inspired me more. It’s what happens when you decide you need more coloured pencils to do
The IWSG question of the month for November asks about life as a writer. I had a look at all the other things that go on at IWSG as listed in the monthly email. I wonder whether I really want
I’ve completed five and a half Booker Prize Winners for my Reading Challenge, mostly obtained from the library, either as books or ebooks. I’m combining reviews of two here: Heat and Dust, and Atonement. Library books do not count in
This week’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge is a hut in the woods. I had a little trouble getting inspired by the choices this week, but I’ve been reading time travel books, so my head wasn’t in the right places. It’s 170
The Salt Oracle turns out to be a second in series, We Are All Ghosts in the Forest. I received an ARC from the publishers and Netgalley without appreciating that. At one point I stopped to read the blurb of
A gull, on a buoy. I saw a fair number of gulls at Pagham Harbour this week, the day before the storm. The clouds were magnificent. But back to work… This week’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge is light on words, but
Kiwi in the Realm of Ra is the fifth adventure in the world of Kiwi, a cat with a secret life, as well as the standard nine. Kiwi in the Realm of Ra (Kiwi #5) by Vickie Johnstone Inspired by
Not Another Bloody Christmas was offered to me by the publishers and Netgalley as I’d thoroughly enjoyed Jo Middleton’s first book last year. It may not match Happy Bloody Christmas, but it’s well worth a read! Not Another Bloody Christmas
How long is too long to dither about what to write? This week’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge gave me a lot of trouble. I just couldn’t decide which of the pictures to go with. So I resorted to a quick flash
Last time I went down the TBR Hole my list ended at 915 (plus 9 in currently reading. I’m looking at things on my TBR list I was never going to read, realistically. I am posting monthly for a bit,
Merry Merry Merry Murder is a new release from the prolific Paty Jager. This launch tour started yesterday, and I’m confident you’ll enjoy its Christmassy feel, although it mostly happens during the week after Thanksgiving. There’s a giveaway involved, at
This week’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge takes us to this lovely holiday villa in a mystery location. There are hints of water sports nearby, with the life buoy mounted on the side. And maybe the palms are not indigenous, if you