I wrote a post over on Write Anything about the joy of reading and I wanted to expand a little on my points and personalise my words, in part to contextualise them and also to explain where I’m coming from. In the post, I say that it’s vital that writers read in their genre in […]
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Harry Potter Hits Fifteen
I came across this post on The Guardian and I have to admit, it’s hard to believe that the Harry Potter series is fifteen years old. The Philosopher’s Stone was published way back in 1997, although I didn’t get around to reading it until 2001, by which point JK Rowling was already onto The Goblet […]
The Unenviable Position of the Girl at the Crossroads
Here’s my short flash fiction for this week’s #SpokenSunday Audioboo. It’s called The Unenviable Position of the Girl at the Crossroads, which I got from my good friend Sophie Bowley-Aicken as part of our title swap. I gave her the title of Two Flags Flapping In The Wind, which you can find on her blog, here. I’ve also decided to post a […]
Happy World Book Day!
World Book Day is marked by over 100 countries around the globe, and originates from Catalonia. Books have been given as gifts on St George’s Day for over 80 years, and most countries will be holding World Book Day on 23 April. However, the UK and Ireland like to be different, so our World Book […]
