And why you should be aware of them too — It’s been a while. The world has felt heavy, too weighty to even think about books. But I miss writing and wanted to start with something simple to break through the weeks of writing fatigue and general lack of motivation. So here we are. Back with another post about books…

Just because we live in a highly socialised world, it doesn’t mean you have to as well — Before I went on annual leave for two weeks, I was bombarded with various questions from people about what I was going to do with my time off. Until they asked me these questions, I hadn’t thought about it much or had time to. …

Question: do they make you want to read the rest? — Part of me has always held back from telling people that I write books in my spare time. This is because their next question will ask me what they are about. If you write in any capacity, you’ll probably understand the hesitancy to answer, and this film of protection you…

And why you should try it too — I told myself at the beginning of the year that by the end of it, I wanted to complete an entire manuscript draft. It didn’t matter if it was perfect, or far from it. …

I’ve decided I no longer care about how many books I read in 2022 — Half the year has already gone. That’s time we’ll never get back. Although that thought is daunting, what’s more worrying is that my pile of books to read only ever seems to get bigger. I can’t make it stop growing. Rather, I’ve begun to submit to it. Working in a…

And want to run away from — Bookshops are fascinating places for people watching. After all, everybody likes a good bookshop. They are cosy, warm, inviting, and a shelter from the crazy world. What’s not to like? Unfortunately, this means they often attract all sorts of difficult people. These people will often not realise they are difficult…

You should add these five star reads to your TBR list — May was a busy month. But it was easily one of my best reading months to date. I read five books and rated four of them five stars. That’s pretty good going, right? It takes a lot for me to rate a book five stars. It has to be near…

Make room for this pulse-raising novel — This year I’ve become a bit of a crime and thriller nut. Although I always appreciated a well-written novel from either of these subgenres, these days, I’m finding myself reading more and more. …

Spoiler: real life makes it pretty impossible to do what you love — At the moment, I wake up every day and tell myself this is the day I will write. But then the weight of the day pulls me so far under that once I get home, the will to write is no longer even keeping me afloat. …