As someone who's a self-professed night owl making sure I get enough sleep to function beyond that of a zombie is super important. So I was pretty excited to read 222 Ways to Trick Yourself to Sleep by Kim Jones, a brand new book filled with - you guessed it - 222 ways to fall … Continue reading Book Review: 222 Ways to Trick Yourself to Sleep
I've recently been struggling to get through a novel. Not because it's long, or deep, or complicated but because this one novel contains all of my literary pet hates! I won't name and shame the book (but if you're interested...) it's not even a terrible story and I can appreciate the effort that's been put into writing … Continue reading Top 5 Literary Pet Hates
I feel my love for Anne Boleyn really deserves a post of it's own, well, I say love maybe that's not quite the best way of putting it, my intense interest and not so secret admiration for Anne Boleyn deserves a post of it's own. There's not one particular thing it is about Henry VIII's second wife … Continue reading Review: The Other Boleyn Girl
I'm writing a trilogy called St Victoria's, it's set in 19th century London and tells the story of Rosetta Heroski an upper class teenager who has just moved from Russia with her family and enrolls into an all female boarding school called St Victoria's. There she befriends a group of rebellious, misfit girls and ends … Continue reading The Art of Insulting – Why True Friends Hate Each Other
My sister once told me I was her twin born 4 years before her. Sometimes I think she's right, we definitely have a 'twin-thing', always on the same wave-length, often having the same random thoughts and knowing when the other is down or happy even when we're miles apart. (Yes, we're weird okay?) Maybe because … Continue reading Double Trouble, it’s a Twin-Thing
Have you ever written something completely original and authentic only to give it to a friend to read through and have them say "that character was totally based on me right?" If this has never happened to you then lucky you, if it has happened to you then I'm sure it makes your blood boil … Continue reading Any Similarity is Purely Coincidental…sort of
What makes a good story great? It's a question I'm sure many budding writers ask themselves, and as far as I'm concerned there's no real answer. A good story can be attributed to many different factors: a unique, gripping plot, interesting characters, witty dialogue, incredible world-building, any of these combined with good writing (i.e. something … Continue reading The Measure of a Good Story or Why Tears are Everything
I Should Write That Down... 