I’m on track for finishing (maybe even a bit early!), but have had a very inconsistent week’s writing for week 3 of NaNoWriMo 2022.
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NaNoWriMo 2022: Week 1
NaNo week 1 blog. I’m loving it so far. So chuffed with my progress, so enjoying the story I’m unfolding slowly.
NaNoWriMo 2022: Setting Goals
For the first time in my life, I’ve reached the start of November with enough emotional capacity to attempt National Novel Writing Month, and a planned out novel to write. Let the magic commence!
All the reading in July
I read what felt like a huge amount in the first part of July, and thoroughly enjoyed most of it. Here’s the breakdown.
Novel update: Project Songbird Draft 1!
It’s been a good long while since I posted a blog about my novel work-in-progress project that’s been bubbling away quietly in the background. The great/excellent/amazing news is that just over three weeks ago, I typed “THE END”. At the end. Having written all the bits between the beginning and the end at least once.Continue reading “Novel update: Project Songbird Draft 1!”
May, June and July book wraps: finding my Booktuber feet
I’ve been making Booktube-y monthly reading wraps, so here are the videos for May, June and July.
Book Review: The Calculating Stars
I review ‘The Calculating Stars’ by Mary Robinette Kowal, a masterclass in alternative history, characterisation and compelling narrative.
Confessions of a recovering book snob
I consider my journey as a recovering book snob – through phases of reading exclusively and broadly, all the way to reading goodness-knows-what and loving almost all of it.
April Book Wrap!
I review the four books I finished in April, waxing lyrical about complex prose I listened to, and interesting philosophical questions about how to approach life in the not-so-distant future.
Book Review: Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, one of the stars of the contemporary African writer world, tackles a narrative of love, race and displacement across continents in Americanah (2013).
Everyday Adventures 