Hello, it is I! You may have forgotten me as my last blog post was October… 2017. And my last novel was released in June 2018. But now I’m back, and have I got neeeeews for you! I have not one but two new releases to tell you all about. Firstly, coming soon, Greengage Holiday Cheer. As you may have…
I Heart Lesfic Guest Post: Is romance what lesfic is all about?
Hello there, reader. What’s that you’ve got there? Ah, a lesfic book. Great! Thank you for supporting our community. May I ask if it by any chance is in the romance category? If so, good choice. You are guaranteed a lovely, warm, life-affirming reading experience. A chance to relax from all the stress, sadness and grim reality of everyday life.…
I Heart Lesfic Guest Post: Online relationships and dating
Love at first sight. That is what everyone wants, right? But how does that work online? On a dating site you can see someone’s picture, sure, but what if you meet your partner somewhere online where there is no picture? Well, I can tell you what that’s like because that’s what I did eight years ago with my wife. And…
The necessary patience of a writer
If someone asked me what I thought was the main thing a writer needs, I’d firstly ask what sort of writer. If they’re using writing as a hobby or as a secondary income, I’d say discipline or determination. For those of us who crazily try to make it our main source of income, however – I’d say patience. That and…
Writer’s envy
“Man, I wish I wrote that!” What writer hasn’t thought that. In fact, what reader hasn’t thought that at some point? Be it a fanfic, a book, a play, movie or the lyrics of a song – we all have experienced that feeling of finding something that felt so brilliant to us that we desperately wished our brains could have…
How is your book covered?
Book covers – a topic that can keep writers and readers debating for hours. What is a good book cover? Is it a cover that simply looks enticing? Is it one that shows what the book will be about or perhaps one that raises questions and draws the reader in? Or is it simply something that looks good on the…
Why YA?
We all have guilty pleasures. For some it’s saccharine love songs while some secretly indulge in cheesy soap operas. For me, it became YA books a few years ago. HOWEVER, I have been coming out of the I’m-32-and-read-about-teens closet lately for one simple reason – YA has been getting so damn good! I’m an eclectic reader but what I most…
Book lifelines
After much convincing, my wife has talked me into recommending books on this blog. Not reviewing books, because I don’t like leaving bad reviews (unless, of course, I feel like I have to warn someone) but instead recommending all the great books I am fortunate enough to get to read and enjoy. I didn’t quite know how to start so…
Audiobooks – “Why don’t you just read the books?”
That’s the question I often get when I tell people I listen to audiobooks. Either that or not-so-subtle glances where people want to ask why I listen to audiobooks but don’t quite dare.
