Lately, I’ve been really pleased by the amount of manga love I’ve seen on bookstagram. When I dipped my toe into bookstagram back in 2015, there was no cross-over between people reading western novels and eastern comics. People read one or the other. Now, it makes me so happy to see people who would have…
Reordering My Bookshelves
I’ve always struggled to find a way of ordering my bookshelves that suits me, but now I think I might have found my own dewey decimal system.
The Good Ship: Anchoring Your Theme
Let me introduce you to a helpful technique to help you keep your book’s theme anchored in place.
Building My Library
Some people dream of having a walk-in wardrobe. I, like so many of my fellow bibliophiles, have always dreamed of having my own library. Something on the par with Beast’s library from Beauty and the Beast would be nice, but I was happy to settle for smaller.
The Three-Act Structure: The Bones of Plotting
The three-act structure is a simple template script writers use to plot their stories. It’s also a great method you can use to help plot your books.
New Year Traditions: On Writing
Even after writing continuously after leaving uni, I found that delicate muscle withering away. Last year between drafts of my WIP, I took the opportunity to rediscover a book – and have made it a tradition to read it every year since.
My 5 Favourite Books of All Time
Some stories stay with you for the rest of your life. They affect you in such a deep and unexplainable way that even you’re not sure why you get All The Feels when you remember them.