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September 24, 2019
Review of My Paranormal/Supernatural Cozy Mystery Reading List
In February 2019, I shared with you all my paranormal/supernatural cozy mystery series reading list. Well, I have now completed the reading list, and in this blog post, I will be sharing my thoughts on each book. I planned to read the following books: Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris — Book 1 from the Harper […]
August 21, 2019
I’m Back … Sort Of
I’m back! Well, sort of. Wow, it’s been a long time since I wrote my last post. What happened? Where did I go? The simple answer is I was unwell. I have things called cavernomas in my brain. Cavernomas are clusters of abnormal blood vessels that resemble a raspberry. They are filled with blood and […]
August 2, 2019
The Book of Drabbles
The Book of Drabbles is an e-book collection of twenty drabbles (100-word stories). The stories range from heartfelt to spooky. In this collection, social media distracts a superhero, a friendship ends, a case of mistaken identity proves fatal, a beer thief is on the loose, a boy regrets hunting for the Bogeyman, a woman struggles […]
March 16, 2019
My Self-Publishing Journey — I’m Creating My First E-Book
Since 2017 I’ve been working on a flash fiction collection, which I intend to self-publish. This book will be available as an e-book and as a printed book. The purpose of the book is to help me build a fan base before I try to get my novel published. I also wanted to experience self-publishing […]
March 3, 2019
February 2019 Writing Goals Review and March 2019 Writing Goals
It’s March! How did this happen? It feels like I only just wrote my ‘January 2019 Writing Goals Review and February 2019 Writing Goals’ post, and now I’m writing another one. I’m sure I must have been frozen for some of February while time continued. February started slow, but I managed to pick up the […]
February 24, 2019
My Paranormal/Supernatural Cozy Mystery Reading List
If you’ve read my 2019 writing goals post, you will know that I plan to write the first novel in my supernatural mystery series this year. And, to prepare myself for this writing challenge, I have created a new reading list. This book (and series) will be different from the types of books and short […]
February 17, 2019
My Day at the 2019 Wolverhampton Literature Festival
On the 2nd of February 2019, I went to the third annual Wolverhampton Literature Festival. And, this year I took part in the Real Life Stories event, and I attended the ‘How to Find an Agent’ event. I went to the literature festival with some of my Oldbury Writing Group pals (Angela, Andy, Heather, Daniel […]
February 10, 2019
January 2019 Writing Goals Review and February 2019 Writing Goals
Hello February! Wow, it feels weird saying that, even though we are two weeks into the new month. While January didn’t fly by as quickly as previous months, it has gone pretty quick. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was working out my new goals for 2019, and now we’re on to the […]
February 3, 2019
Female Horror Authors – Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates was the final female author I read for the female horror author reading challenge. She wasn’t on the original reading list but had to be added to replace an author whose book I couldn’t find in the library. For the challenge, I read her short story collection The Doll-Master and Other Tales […]
January 16, 2019
My 2019 Writing and Reading Goals
Welcome to 2019, folks. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I can’t believe how quickly 2018 went. So much happened, and so much didn’t happen. But now isn’t the time to look back; now is the time to look forward. So, today I’m going to share my 2019 writing and reading goals. […]
