What I’ve Read – March 2020

What I’ve Read – March 2020

March has been a strange month. While social isolation is ‘normal’ for us due to chronic health issues, there has still been some adjustment as my day job has changed and some speaking opportunities have been cancelled. On the plus side, I did get some...
Picture Books – not just for little kids

Picture Books – not just for little kids

I have had so many kids and teens tell me they don’t read picture books because they are ‘just for babies’. There is some point where kids get the message that, once they start reading, it’s time to put picture books away for more ‘grown...
What I’ve Read – February 2020

What I’ve Read – February 2020

Another month down and another 10 books added to my Read list! Plus a couple of books I started but haven’t finished yet. I started reading The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell and am about half way through it, as well as listening to The Land...
Blind Date with a Book – Feb 2020

Blind Date with a Book – Feb 2020

Last night, I had a lot of fun at the Reader’s Emporium Blind Date with a Book. The last one I went to was nearly two years ago! One great drawcard was that the event is walking distance from home and it was a beautiful evening, so I decided to walk, though I...
A year of finishing…

A year of finishing…

I see so many articles that say that in order to be a writer, you have to write every day… One of the biggest issues I have with this is that you end up with a pile of first drafts and don’t have the time to edit! At least, I’ve found that’s...