I’ve reached an exciting stage with the development of my new novel – it’s the Bake Off equivalent of creating a new recipe, baking it and then giving it to the judges for taste testing! My 80,000 words are written, I’ve gone through the whole of The Fortnight and completed my editing to get itContinue reading “Taste Testing – The Fortnight”
Category Archives: Reading
Book or Movie?
A bookmark I was given for my birthday states ‘Never judge a book by its movie’ – which focused my mind on the thorny issue of film adaptations of favourite books. And there’s also that old question: read the book first, or watch the film? Almost always I’d say you have to enjoy the bookContinue reading “Book or Movie?”
Book bingeing #2 – fantasy, detectives and Nordic noir
Like most book addicts, I’m a sucker for a good series. There’s something entirely satisfying about seeing a set of covers on your shelf and waiting impatiently for the next title to be published. Getting to know a group of characters; recognising the location of the stories; that reassuring familiarity when you start the newContinue reading “Book bingeing #2 – fantasy, detectives and Nordic noir”
Book Bingeing #1
Who doesn’t love a good series? At this time of lockdown, my daughter and I are working our way through various box sets on Netflix that we’ve – well, mostly me – managed to miss over recent years – we’re currently hooked on Killing Eve. Bingeing on TV is great, but I’ve always found itContinue reading “Book Bingeing #1”
