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
2018 Reads and Beyond
…here is my 2018 reading list and top books of the year… Continue reading
Finish the Damn Book! – a review
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
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey – a review
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
The Things You Didn’t See – a review
As I’m a writer that reads, this book review comes first and then the life problems are the footnote to this new style post. UPDATE: This was my first read for the 2019 Cloak and Dagger Challenge written before I compiled my list. The Things You Didn’t See by Ruth Dugdall (Goodreads Author) Her instincts are … Continue reading
#IWSG – Questions, Questions and more Questions
Created and hosted by the Ninja Captain himself, Alex J. Cavanaugh, the Insecure Writer’s Support Group monthly blog post is here again – and so am I. Apologies for the two weeks of silence, but it was those midwinter distractions, and even now I feel inundated with emails that subtly hint at what I should be doing. But I … Continue reading