Thoughts & fiction from a blonde writer
You can’t beat a good dark and twisted thriller novel. I enjoy the unsettled feeling a good thriller gives me. The powerful thriller plot twists are exhilarating too and I urge the thriller author to treat me a bit rough (in the book sense) and yank the carpet out from under my feet. I want […]
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I have read a few good books lately. As a bookworm I adore that wonderful feeling you get from reading a great book. I love this quote from William Styron: ‘A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading’. After finishing a great […]
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Bad endings in books can leave you feeling cheated and cross. I can just about cope with weak endings in other book genres, however if I am given a romance novel with an unwanted ending I will struggle….emotionally….for days after it’s finished. When I read a romance novel I want: Chemistry between the two […]
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I have decided to start interviewing book reviewers on my blog for the following reasons: Book reviewers hold a lot of useful literary insight for writers. Book reviewers are very valuable to us when our books are published. It is useful to see how their book reviewer mind works. I believe getting inside the mind […]
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Imagine this: You have reached the middle of a book that you have been reading and you don’t have a clue about what is going on. Somewhere along the line the author lost you and this has left you in a bit of pickle. If someone quizzed you on what is happening with the […]
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You want to read it. It has an interesting premise. It has a nice artistic cover. It is free. It is a decent price. The blurb on the back interests you. The first page enticed you. It is the latest book from your favourite author. It was recommended to you by someone you know […]
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Photo Credit StockSnap. There are several stages to the Book series reading binge: Denial. Everyone around you is talking about this amazing new book series. It’s so good your friend claims that life stood still whilst they read the entire series. They talk about how the first book in the series catapulted them to […]
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It is very easy for writers to get obsessed with one particular genre but what happens if that obsession gets out of control? Here are some signs to watch out for if you think you are getting carried away with the fairy tale literary genre: You start all conversations with “once upon a time…..” […]
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