Tag: Books
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Boozy, citrusy, and delicious – the sidecar cocktail
And on the third day of my bookish Advent calendar, we have one of my favourite cocktails – the sidecar! The ever-dependable Wikipedia suggests the sidecar was invented around the end of WWI in London or Paris and is named for the motorbike attachment. Whatever its true origins are, one thing I do know is…
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Queer Books – 40+ LGBTQIA+ reads of all genres for sale
I’ve hooked up with a big bunch of fellow indie authors to promote each other’s books for Day 2 of my bookish Advent calendar. There are over 40 LGBTQIA+ titles across a huge range of genres and categories: Paranormal romance Urban fantasy Romantic comedy Contemporary fantasy Erotic fiction An anthology And a pride colouring book…
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Advent calendar preparation
I’m restocking our advent calendar with: little bottles of booze (in chocolate) chocolate balls gummy bears (sadly no chocolate) chocolate frogs 🐸 In the lead up to Christmas I’ll be doing my own advent, with less chocolate (not good) and more bookish treats (good) 👀 Keep your eyes peeled for daily bookish fun in my…
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Writing a novel in 30 days: the results
I documented my daily progress while writing a novel during the month of November. A crazy endeavour, right? Yes, agreed. So, why would anyone do such a thing? Because it’s National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. That’s hardly a legitimate reason… but also, why not? Note: if you already know about NaNoWriMo, and what the…
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You must write every day! Or not?
It’s a writing mantra that you hear bandied around blogs, podcasts, advice columns, social media, etc. And it’s one to which I subscribe wholeheartedly*. I’ve jotted down some of my manic, rambling thoughts on the topic during this National Novel Writing Month… Smash out a rough draft in a month? Pick away at it every…
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My first NaNoWriMo
I’ve just finished the latest round of edits on my WIP in time to pass on to my beta readers. Now, while they tear it to shreds I’ll be distracting myself with a completely new project for NaNoWriMo, hence the self-imposed deadline for the WIP! This year will be my first attempt, and I’ve given…
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A great bunch of LGBTQ+ books
I’ve hooked up with this great bunch of authors to give away a new ereader and over 25 LGBTQ+ books. To have a chance, all you have to do is follow at least one of us on BookBub (a fantastic site firing out daily book deal newsletters) by Wednesday 27 October 2021. Click through and have a look around…
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The Bestseller Experiment’s 5th Anniversary
The two Marks and their years of talented guests have been inspirational, motivational, and a bit of a guiding light in the avalanche of writing advice out there. They don’t take themselves too seriously either, which always makes for a good time. I’m so grateful for all their hard work and the huge part they’ve…
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All the books, all the proofs!
Round two, here we go… I wrote up a bit about my first proof ordering attempt for Duck and Dive in a previous blog post. Since then I’ve adjusted the font sizing, line spacing, spacing around section breaks, page breaks, internal and external margins, and the design of the spine. I made these changes to…
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