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Book Review: The Gentleman Thief
Plot Summary Joe Thorne, an overgrown chimneysweep with thievish ambitions, has got himself in trouble. After his bothersome magical cough turns his hard-earned/stolen treasure to literal potatoes, he is unwillingly swept up into an adventure on the mystical Isle of...
Book Recommendations for Lockdown
I feel like there isn't a lot I can usefully do at the moment, but if there's one thing I do know it's book recommendations for basically any situation - including lockdown. There’s no two ways about it: reading is a great way to take your mind off things. I’ve been...
Book Review: The Lie Tree
Plot Summary - The Lie Tree Faith has an insatiable hunger for knowledge. Her desire to learn unhindered by a strict upbringing, she’s developed a talent for discovering things she shouldn’t. But when she finds notes from her disgraced father about a mysterious tree,...
Creative Writing Prompts: How to Build Your Own!
Sometimes, when you’re feeling really stuck, you just want to turn to creative writing prompts. A spark of inspiration, something to get your imagination going and your pen (or keyboard) moving. Maybe you turn to writing prompts to get you out of a slump, or as a...
Book Review: The Devil’s Porridge Gang
The Devil's Porridge Gang Plot Summary 1969. In a town where nothing happens, a gang of kids uncover a kidnapping plot. In the days following the excitement of the moon landings, a group of criminals plan to kidnap the son of a Government rocket engineer - but they...
Time Management and Writing: Tips from a Writer
Given the current state of events, I’ve been thinking a lot about time management and writing. Not in the sense of how to fit writing in, although I’ve written about that before. More in terms of organising your time, especially now many of us find ourselves unable to...