The world suddenly seemed so vast, and I felt so small. The situation was laughable; how could I possibly have believed I was ready for this? This year I’ve challenged …
5 thoughts that kept me going when confidence in my novel collapsed
Books
A flash review of every book I’ve read in 2021
2021 was a great year for me in terms of reading. Here’s a super-short review of all the books I read in the past 12 months, and which was my …
Writing disaster strikes: Dude, where’s my book?
A few weeks ago we had a ‘wellness weekend’ in work. They gave us all Monday and Friday off to make sure we all took some time out to relax, …
amwriting…too many books?
Not so long ago I was regaling my largely-empty corner of the internet with the story of my 17-year long work in progress. It’s one of three major projects I’ve …
The ‘Ship of Theseus’-style book I’ve been working on for 17 years
My author blurb is going to be very cliché, once I finally get books published, and have inside jacket covers that require me to actually have an author blurb. You …
Rivers of London is a mixed bag that nonetheless leaves you wanting more
A quick warning: this review doesn’t exactly contain spoilers, but it does contain a couple of references to how and when certain aspects of the plot unfold. It’s up to …
The joy of discovering your own story
Today I wanted to talk about one of my favourite things that happens during the drafting stage of writing a novel. I have three book projects currently on the go, …
I loved this book – so why can’t I review it?
I feel like I’ve fallen at the first hurdle of this book blogging malarkey. The formula is simple, right? Read book, write down thoughts, publish thoughts (after making sure they …
Christmas Book Haul and Tackling My TBR Pile
Firstly, excuse the lack of a ‘Happy New Year’ greeting. It’s just been announced that the UK is back in total lockdown again, so 2021 isn’t off to a very …
DNFing a book – and it wasn’t even that bad
I’m going to abandon my current read. Blue Remembered Earth, by Alastair Reynolds, will be added to the rather short list of books I started and then gave up on. …