Do I really write reviews?

It seems an odd question to ponder, especially as I write reviews on this blog and have a whole page dedicated to my book reviews...yet it has been on my mind. Why? I guess because what I write doesn't necessarily constitute a review. Do I do a critical breakdown of a novel? Or do I …

Do I still like YA?

Maybe it's because I'll soon be turning twenty eight (yes, twenty eight!) or because I read too much, but lately I've been having an issue with YA books. Looking back over the books I've read this year I realised how few of them are Young Adult, especially compared to previous years. So, is it age? …

Calling all writers!

I'd love to start a new feature on my blog, sort of a Q&A for writers, in the hope that it might be of interest or help to others. If you would like to get involved I would love to hear from you or if you know someone who might be interested then please pass …

On writing poetry

We read, study and learn to write poetry from a young age. As mentioned on my blog, I love to write, novels mainly, however, there is a special place in my heart for poetry. Recently I've been thinking about the way in which I use poetry. I don't write it all the time, in fact …

My favourite posts!

I realised the other day that I've been writing this blog for over two years now. Not always consistently, and not always well! But I've enjoyed having somewhere to write down my thoughts, my ideas, my grievances!  When I began I was unsure whether I would continue with it, I wondered how long I would …

TV Review: 13 Reasons Why

So, I originally wrote this post a couple of weeks ago after finishing the series and then decided not to post it. This is primarily a literature blog though I stick some random stuff in too! I haven't read this book so the post was only on the series, I wouldn't usually write a post …

Tips on finishing that novel!

I have been writing most of my life, as a child, next to reading, it was my favourite hobby. However there was a point when it went from being a hobby to something more. Now I'm not a published author just an aspiring one so this isn't about how to write a novel or how …

How Netflix changed our lives

Welcome to January's random blog post, I managed to miss December's, what with it being Christmas! So, maybe Netflix hasn't exactly changed our lives, that was a tad dramatic! But it has had an impact on the way in which we consume TV and film, of course it isn't the only streaming service but as …

To self publish or not to self publish?

This is becoming an increasingly hard decision to make. I had always planned on going down the traditional publishing route, however as time passes, I'm wondering if that's the right choice for me. A while back I wrote a blog post about Writing on trend. In it I questioned whether the content of my writing was …

Body shaming

So after last months random post, Sexism in the modern world, for November I wanted to talk about weight and body shaming. Yes, I know, contentious subject! I’ve always felt like I haven’t got a right to talk about weight because I’m skinny but that is part of the problem. I have never been overweight, …