Category Archives: Recommendation
Me Before You (review)
It has taken me a few days to get to this point because I was reeling and crying and just so overwhelmed by the characters in this book. Lou was cute and managed, with Will’s help, to grow out of … Continue reading
My 50th
I’m spoilt. I know I am, but does it stop me from being a little Diva and demanding more? [Sigh] No, of course it doesn’t. I’m not stupid! For the last couple of decades, whenever the question of ‘big birthday’ … Continue reading
My Writing Corner
A fan (you know who you are) asked me why, in all my publicity photos, there is only a picture of my writing chair and why the bookshelf next to it is full of cookery books. First – seriously? You zoomed … Continue reading
Wish I’d thought of that!
Unlike the chap who liked the product so much he bought the company (Remington?), I just sit around bemoaning the fact that I didn’t come up with the idea in the first place to anyone who will listen and admit … Continue reading
Recommendation: Nation
I am not a Terry Pratchett fan. I enjoyed Going Postal on tele but I just have never been able to get into his writing. Just before Christmas I was encouraged by several students to try Nation: ‘It’s completely different, Miss’; ‘It’s … Continue reading
re-Trash-ed
Trash by Andy Mulligan was the subject of my previous blog. You will be pleased to hear that I have now read the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was everything it promised to be. Written for the children’s market … Continue reading
Trash
I refer to the novel, not the content of this blog. Earlier this week it came to my attention that the Blue Peter Awards removed the novel Trash from their shortlist because it has two swear words and one violent … Continue reading
I Want One! (maybe)
Okay, another addition to my christmas list is the Livescribe Echo Smartpen. (I think the pen’s smartness is a reflection of the owner’s smartness, although it is more technologically advanced than your average ballpoint). It is (apparently) perfect for writers. How … Continue reading
Talking with my feet
There is an art installation by a chinese artist called Wang Quingsong, or rather there was. It has been dismantled. The surprising, and enterprising, thing about this piece was it was alive. I don’t mean that in an arty way I … Continue reading
Banished by Bea Turvey
Scribbled thoughts of a mad woman 