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This week I am mostly:
Listening to: Little Trouble Girl, by Sonic Youth. I recommend everyone else does, too. Excited about: Seeing Throwing Muses twice in September, both times with Tanya Donnelly performing too! I booked...
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Rhian Salvatore
Aw, another Season Finale! Already? What about my Damon fix? ***{Spoilers below the playlist}*** So, that was Season 5, huh? Well, I’m glad it was an improvement on season 4. No, I don’t give a crap...
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Juror for British Fantasy Awards 2014
Have belatedly noticed that the juries for this year’s British Fantasy Awards have been officially announced, so now I can tell you – I’m a juror again, yay! I was chuffed to be asked back again this...
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Finding stories in: Flickr photos
Paging through my flickr faves this week, I found some great faces & places to put in stories. And then I put them together and got excited… What do you think is going on in these? I’m going with:...
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let’s get lost
Just back from a few days in the magical New Forest ❤ It went like this: Long walks deep in the trees every day, sleeping in a teeny tiny shepherd’s hut complete with cat (& duckpond!). Local ale...
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What writing work looks like
Sometimes writing work doesn’t look like writing work. You don’t see me with a pen in my hand, or anywhere near a desk. and it’s not that i’m out glamorously filling the well in a gallery or the...
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Spring Science Fiction Recommendations
Before Spring comes for real and I have to Go Outside and step away from the remote, I curled up for a long overdue sci-fi love-in. Just me, my kindle and Netflix, oh, and an assortment of aliens,...
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Top 3 genre picks in the Kindle Spring sale
A quickie to point out three gems in the Kindle Spring Sale (ends April 24th): Welcome to Night Vale: Everything to do with Night Vale is 10/10. So just buy it. I have nothing more to add. The Rook: I...
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Buffy the sedentary lifestyle slayer
Haha, so here is my new ‘standing desk’! Thank you, #Buffy & Nate. I have a fancy laptop riser for a more pro looking setup, but it’s no good for #writing by hand. Problem solved A post shared by...
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Reading update
Nearly halfway through the year – how’s your reading going? Here’s my year so far: UPDATE – ugh, I can’t get the book covers to show as a grid. Dammit, Goodreads widget! Scroll down to see which my...
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Summer stories: fantasy and science fiction podcasts
It’s never too hot to read. But it *is* hellmouth hot here in the UK right now. What’s a slightly sweaty, story-starved girl to do? Sure, you could lug a book to the park. Will there be room in your...
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How to write a book: resources for the first time novelist
When I tell people I write fiction, sometimes they say ‘Hey, I’d like to write, too!’ Then I geek out on recommending craft books, resources to change ‘I’d like to write!’ to ‘I write!’, and their...
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NANOWRIMO jealousy
Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash I have a Twitter friend who is also revising her novel & we’ve been watching wistfully, noses pressed against the window, while others get to do The Fun Part, aka...
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Crafty Cool
5 geek craft projects to make your own The best way to justify a day in front of Netflix is to be knitting/sewing/making while you do it. Instant ‘I’m being productive’ vibes, while you binge so many...
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Etsy does Bookish: Literary Gifts for your Fantastic Gang
The creativity of bookish folk is magical. The imagination used to fall down rabbit holes, explore fantasy kingdoms, and pledge ourselves to our fae overlords boyfriends must switch on something...
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Review: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
What I’m reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green I received this book free from the publishers in exchange for an honest review I beginning-loved this book. But it beginning-tricked me. I...
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Brighton Fringe and Broadway Baby (and me)
History of Ireland’s cast in the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant I’ve joined Brighton’s Broadway Baby review team, which means we’re only four days into Brighton Fringe and I already have a favourite...
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30 writing prompts for Nanowrimo
Photo by Nastya Dulhiier on Unsplash This year for Nanowrimo, instead of trying for the 50k wordcount I’m challenging myself to write flash fiction every day. I’ve compiled 30 writing prompts to work...
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