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The Role of Beta Readers
This week I'm delighted to be publishing a guest blog post written by the utterly fantastic Meg Trast, owner and editor at Overhaul My Novel, LLC and author of "Write That Book You Keep Talking About". Meg here shares some of her hard-won wisdom on the process of beta...
Book Review: The Binding
Binding is a mysterious art, considered dangerous witchcraft by many, including Emmet’s family. But when a letter arrives summoning Emmet to begin an apprenticeship with a Bookbinder, to learn the craft, he isn’t given a choice in the matter. He will go, willing or...
Book Review: Toxic Nursery
Toxic Nursery is a semi-autobiographical exploration of dissociative identity disorder, a dizzying free-fall through memories and alternate selves told in something halfway between poetry and prose. It’s difficult in some ways to work out what to say about this book,...
Real Neat Blog Award!
The lovely Thinking Moon nominated my site for the Real Neat Blog Award! I'm so happy to have been nominated, especially by such a wonderful fellow blogger! Thinking Moon is a home for deep thinking, sustainability tips and appreciation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -...
Book Review: Saints and Curses
*I received a free copy of this collection of stories for reviewing. All opinions expressed are my own.* Elves and spirits to modern magicians, rural villages to city apartments, this collection of stories takes magic into a range of scenarios. As varied as the...
Messiness and Creativity – Does One Lead to the Other?
I am not a naturally organised person. Ask my family, my friends or my long-suffering partner whether I’m good at keeping things tidy and they’ll all tell you (once they’re done laughing) that no, I am not. My clothes are frequently scattered on my bedroom floor, my...