I asked the question on Twitter a few days ago about whether or not I should restrict myself to talking about writing, design and so on, or whether people would like to see more posts that express me as a person. I’m not very good at talking about myself on my blog, but I can’t […]
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2012 or 2013?
Everyone else appears to be doing reviews of 2012, and for a while, I did think about dissecting the year using various typical headings. Problem was, I couldn’t remember what books I’d read this year (or what I’d read in 2011), and I couldn’t remember all of the films I’d seen in 2012. Thinking back […]
Instagram – Yes or No?
A rather stunning sky over Jarrow So Instagram, the photo sharing service that was bought by Facebook earlier in the year, have changed their privacy policy and terms of service. I actually read them yesterday, and found that apparently “Nothing has changed about your photos’ ownership or who can see them”…which appears to directly contradict […]
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween, one and all! Yes, it’s my favourite day of the year and as a writer of spooky tales, and someone who’s studying spooky films for her thesis, it seemed only right to talk about something spooky today. However, rather than making a list of my favourite ghost stories, or horror films, which would […]
The Next Big Thing
As far as I can tell, I’ve been tagged three times to do the Next Big Thing meme, by Cathy Russell, Richard Bon and Andrew Reid. So I figured I might as well give it a shot… Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing What is the working title of your book? The Necromancer’s […]
The Goings On of Icy
I haven’t really done many posts about myself for a while, I suppose in part because I can’t think who’d be interested (well, that, and most people who read my blog follow me on Twitter so you get to hear my rants waffle on there). Still, I figured I should probably do some sort of […]