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Advent3 - More Conversation in a Broom Cupboard (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG)

Welcome to day 3 of Advent and my drabble today continues the story. Click here to see the other part.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pt 3More Conversation in a Broom Cupboard (Advent Drabble 3)Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, a...

Advent2: Conversation in a Broom Cupboard (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG13)

I made the decision, at least partly, the drabbles are going to be linked, so this is part 2 of an overall story.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pt 2Conversation in a Broom Cupboard (Advent Drabble 2)Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Bo...

Advent1: Secret Meetings (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG)

So I'm doing some fanfic drabbles for Advent. There will be 24 (hopefully) and all in the spirit of the season. I have no idea if they will all be Harry Potter yet, or if they will be different, depends how inspiration strikes :).

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Secret Meeting (Advent Drabble 1)Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited t...

Review: The Forest with guest Deb Atwood

So today I am pairing up with the lovely Deb Atwood again to do another joint review of a film. We had so much fun last time that we wanted to have another go. The Forest is another horror film, about, you guessed it, a haunted forest.

From IMDB: A woman, Sara, goes into Japan's Suicide Forest to find her twin sister, Jess, and confronts supernatural terror.

The review contains what could be considered spoilers, so be warned if you read on.
The Forest - A Joint Reviewby Natasha Duncan-Drake...

I Won #NaNoWriMo :)

I made my 50K total today and so I was able to validate my novel.

Defence, Pretence, Offence is actually 152,500 words at the mo, but I only wrote 50K so far this time round.


The first 10 chapters are almost ready for posting, which has me all excited. It's only taken me 12 years to be close to finishing this fanfic. I'm so looking forward to actually sharing it with everyone.

For those who have not heard the tale, I originally wrote Gold Tinted Spectacles (AO3, Watpadd), which this is the seque...

Happy Thanksgiving to My US Friends

Happy Thanksgiving
We don't have this particular holiday in the UK, but I would just like to wish all my US friends a very happy thanksgiving.

I hope you have friends and/or family to share it with, and have many things to be thankful for. May your day be filled with happiness, peace and all things good.

NaNoWrimo - The End is in Sight

So we are well on our way to the end of November and the end of NaNoWriMo. You can already vaildate your novel if you're way ahead of the game :).

I hope all your novels are coming along well. Here are just a few things to remember to help you to get to the end and your 50K.

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WattpadIf you've written yourself into a corner - DON'T WORRY
Go back to where you think it started to go off track and rewrite from there - JUST DON'T DELETE ANYTHING.
Editing comes later and it may be that...

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last 2 weeks

Good morning all. Hope everyone is well. This is just a little note to apologise for the lack of new posts over the last couple of weeks.

Last week we lost internet for a couple of days, which completely threw me out, and this week I have the dreaded lurgy, so I'm concentrating on getting my NaNo stuff done and anything else I have to do and not much else.

Next week will see a return to our normally scheduled programming. Thank you for your patience.

To fill in time, I am still posting


Dead Befor...

Recipe: Bolognese with Crispy Cheesy Courgette Batons (Gluten Free)

Greetings, today I have a new recipe for you. It is gluten free and can very easily be made in vegetarian or non-vegetarian versions. I made it for me and my husband last night and it's very tasty and much lighter in the stomach than pasta.

Bolognese with Crispy Cheesy Courgette (Zucchini) Batons (Gluten Free)Ingredientsserves 2 or 3
250g Turkey Breast Mince (sub quorn or soya mince for veggie version or even a can of pulses if you prefer)2-3 large flat mushrooms (you can use smaller mushrooms,...

#NaNoWriMo - The Awesome Way to Get the Words Down

So who's doing NaNoWriMo this year?

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WattpadFor those wondering what I am talking about - NaNoWriMo is where lots of writers come together and try and write 50K words during the month of November. It's great for motivation because everyone else is feeling the same pain :).

If you are doing NaNo and want to be friends, I'm over here:

beren_writes
As ever I am using NaNo to finish a project I have been meaning to finish all year and haven't had the focus for. For some reason in NaN...