For today's blog post I thought I'd recommend three novels that surround writing. In each book our protagonist is an aspiring writer of sorts. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Part of this book's appeal is Rainbow Rowell's gorgeous writing. It's a book I continuously turn to when I want relaxation, inspiration, entertainment, beauty. Every box is … Continue reading Writing: Fiction / Book Recs
I didn’t finish as many books this month, but I am currently reading five books, so next month should even things out. I read five books this month, which gives me a total of 45 this year, which is on track for reading 100 by December. Let’s take a look at what I read in … Continue reading May 2019 Reading
The following three book recommendations are about writing, though each one is entertaining as well as educational. Two of them are memoirs, in which writing plays a natural part in the story, but you don’t need to be a writer to learn through their life experiences and discipline to their craft. On Writing by Stephen … Continue reading Writing: Non-Fiction / Book Recs
A thought before we get into my April reading: I really believe reading shouldn't be a chore, or for the sake of numbers. So yes, I want to be intentional about books and it would be great if I met my goal of reading 100 this year, but I'm also not going to force myself … Continue reading April 2019 Reading
On Sunday I finished reading a novel where romance was a main theme. The beginning was a bit rushed, but the ending was more realistic than many Young Adult (YA) novels out there, relationship-wise. With this in mind, and with many books read, I thought it’d be a good idea to blog some book recommendations. … Continue reading Realistic Romance / Book Recs
April is the month of Camp NaNoWriMo, which I have participated in three times now. Every day, after doing some writing (or not, on some days), I wrote a little diary entry to keep track of my progress and feelings throughout the Camp. It’s not the end of April just yet, but I reached my … Continue reading April Diary / Camp NaNo 2019
When I first began writing this post, I couldn’t decide on something. After writing 800 words, my mind was made up. Originally, I wasn’t sure whether I liked websites such as Wattpad. Wattpad is a reading and writing website. You can sign up for free (though there is a premium version that costs money), and … Continue reading The World of Reading Online
I was worried that my reading would decrease dramatically this month, as I went away numerous times and felt busier than usual. But my reading actually increased; what a month! Better grab a cup of tea, this could take a while… The African Queen by C.S. Forester I received this book as a Christmas present, … Continue reading March 2019 Reading
I’ve been in a bookish mood. More so than usual, anyway. After an almost-stressful day at work yesterday (I say almost, because it wasn’t that bad. I’ve been away for a week so it was more getting back into the groove and trying to sort out the different threads of thought in my brain.), I … Continue reading A Bookish Day
I used to delete almost everything I wrote. It’s a habit hard to shake; even now I flick through documents of words, my words, and I want to pretend they were never written. But at the time they meant something. They probably still do, if I read them with the right eyes rather than the … Continue reading The Simple Poet
the softest words 