Winter is ending
Another month gone and we’re into the final month of winter. Hallelujah. So where am I tracking with my reading and writing goals for the year?
Book Reviews: Classic Speculative/Science Fiction
Dystopian or classic Speculative Fiction novels, like the Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, and Farenheit 451 have seen a resurgence in bookstores around Australia of late. I won’t comment on why I believe this is happening, but…
Midwinter Ponderings
Whoops. So I’ve written a whole heap of draft blog posts but never finished or published them. My motivation takes a nosedive during winter, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but it does make me feel rather slack. Such a cliche, I know, but I don’t do well in the …
Book Review: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
These Broken Stars has been on my TBR list for a long time. I really wanted to love this story, but unfortunately it fell a little short of my expectations.
Book Review: Dust by Hugh Howey
Dust is the final installation in the Silo Saga. I was eagerly looking forward to finishing this series and it didn’t disappoint. Dust continues where both Wool and Shift left off, joining the two strands of the story together so you can watch what’s happening in both Silo 18 (Jules’ silo) and Silo 1 (Donald’s silo).
April Camp NanoWriMo & Editing Update
I have a confession to make: I won CampNanoWriMo in April, but only because I was editing. My word count didn’t drastically change over the month, despite me spending an hour each day (or a few hours one day, none the next) going through my existing manuscript. But editing is …