As intended, my reading in 2019 is leaning towards mysteries and crime – although there will be a few other genres to break the pattern a little. This mystery read is one of the stranger entries, but still highly enjoyable. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (Goodreads Author) The Rules of Blackheath Evelyn … Continue reading
The Emotion Thesaurus is one of my primary writing resources – well-thumbed in my quest to improve my characters’s emotional behaviour. Continue reading
Yesterday, I posted my 2018 books and hinted at another Challenge as well as the Goodreads Reading Challenge. While the Goodreads target includes all genres, this other one is restricted to the genres that my writing falls into. My current WIP is a police procedural but the Cloak and Dagger Challenge encompasses other related genres. … Continue reading
…here is my 2018 reading list and top books of the year… Continue reading
Time for another book review in this new style post that’s not on a Thursday. And this was one of the few non-fiction reads planned for 2019. Plans are like rules, of course. Finish the Damn Book!: An Inspirational Guide to Writing by Martin McConnell (Goodreads Author) This isn’t about grammar or syntax, it’s a wake … Continue reading
As a reader and a gamer, this was inevitable – a second game related book. Although the first was a book that led to a game – Witcher – while this arose from a game. But both related to games that absorb/distract me. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey by Gordon Doherty (Goodreads Author) THE OFFICIAL NOVELIZATION BASED ON … Continue reading
