“Second-hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack. Besides, in this random miscellaneous company we may rub against some complete stranger who will, with luck, turn into the best friend we have in the …
Is it lazy to research the history of a place by reading fiction stories set there? Asking for a friend. I do love finding out about the history of countries before I travel there and a good novel is such an interesting way to do it. Before we went to live in France, I searched …
Each month, around the 20th, I publish a Top Three. I read a lot of blogs and feel so lucky to have the writerly community to bounce ideas off. Who else will understand the torture of plotting at 1am, the flirty brush of 1st person POV and the morning-after hangover of misguided secondary plots? There …
I’ll have a room of one’s own with a window, please. Settings are my favourite thing to write – I love trying to capture the feeling of a scene. I can’t drop a single word in a room without windows. But a view of trees or the roiling ocean seem to summon the muse and …
This novel is, quite simply, a work of art. And like most great art, it is supremely confronting and will divide its audience. I enjoyed it, but that’s not the right word. It is probably more accurate to say I stayed with it, felt all the feels and was better for it. Find below my …
Each month, around the 20th, I publish a Top Three. I am so happy about all the great writerly types I’ve met through blogging. Who else will understand the torture of plotting at 1am, the flirty brush of 1st person POV and the morning-after hangover of misguided secondary plots. There are finite words in the …
Look at this fab pile of books! On a weekend of relentless rain and snotty noses here in New Zealand, I’m simultaneously reading two of these and my husband is reading the other. I have been looking for reviews of great books to make you think and these ones kept coming up. My feet are …
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Our atoms won’t sync Like Tetris blocks The dropping and hit; Won’t fit, the spokes Can’t find their slots Timing’s off Until we let it flow between Liquefying space so we Ebb, return and Swell, recede Ever drawn and Wash away. Via Fight – Novus Levtio’s daily prompt
