Month: Apr 2022
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Heartstopper TV series on Netflix
Charming, sweet, and utterly heart-warming, the TV adaptation of Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper was released on Netflix this weekend. With 8 episodes of around 30 minutes each, the show is a very bingeable 4 hours of TV – perfect for snuggling up on the couch and getting cosy with a hot chocolate and a few biscuits.…
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The Song of Achilles
When a book you’ve been recommended a zillion times gets a special 10th anniversary edition, you know it’s well past time. I absolutely adored this story. Madeline Miller’s adaptation of Homer’s Iliad follows the romantic relationship of Patroclus, the exiled prince, and Achilles, the son of a king and a sea goddess, from before their…
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Solid writing advice from this Netflix romcom
On the weekend I watched the romantic comedy Set It Up, a 2018 Netflix film, with my partner and a friend. It was great fun and had some excellent lines – I would recommend the watch! However, it was the unexpected writing advice that caught my attention in particular. The scene starts at about the…
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Camp NaNoWriMo
Hey campers, who’s joining me? It’s my first attempt at what the folks at NaNoWriMo have pitched as a “virtual writing retreat” where you set your own focused writing goal for the month of April. I had no plans to join until a writer friend prompted me yesterday and I realised it was just what…
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