What I’ve Read – January 2022

What I’ve Read – January 2022

Happy New Year! Welcome to my first book roundup for 2022. It’s been a strong start to my reading year with eight books read so far, and a ninth is on the go. Earlier this month, I shared about my to be read strategy for this year. Instead of getting overwhelmed...
Creating a fictional brand

Creating a fictional brand

This morning in Virtual Writers Group, we did a writing prompt around shoes. This led to a discussion about creating brand names. Often, writers want to use fictional brand names in their writing rather than real ones. This could be due to not wanting to worry about...
To Be Read – what’s next?

To Be Read – what’s next?

Many booklovers talk about having a To Be Read pile. I have more of a To Be Read bookshelf! I have so many books on my shelves that I haven’t read yet, but want to. After all, if I didn’t want to read them, I wouldn’t have bought them. The books are...
Reading books from the 1930s

Reading books from the 1930s

After Christmas, I spent a few days with my parents. My mum had some boxes of books from her parents and grandparents that she hadn’t gone through yet and we spent a lovely afternoon going through the books. The oldest book we found was from 1872! One gem was a...
What I’ve Read – December 2021

What I’ve Read – December 2021

Happy New Year everyone. Can you believe 2022 is here already? I hope you got some fantastic books for Christmas. My kids gave me some new picture books to add to my collection. According to GoodReads, I read 66 books during 20221. That’s only the books that are...