Author: CaroleHeidi

I'm a 30-something mum of two Not-So-Small humans, a cat, & a rottweiler. I read a lot, write a bit, eat too much cake and have dubious taste in music. I'm a Leader in Squirrel & Cub Scouts, and if I'm not at home, I'm probably at the Scout Hut. My hair is usually some shade of blue...
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November Reading – 100 Word Reviews

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Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic Children's Books, 2009) ~ 5/5* (A perfect research read for my NaNo project too!!) Opening line: I was used to being the hunter. ~ I launched into Ballad without reading it's predecessor Lament; I loved the Shiver series though so had high hopes. I wasn’t disappointed as I found myself… Continue reading November Reading – 100 Word Reviews

Life · NaNoWriMo · Writing

On Wanting To Give Up

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Tomorrow is the final day of NaNoWriMo and I should be sailing through to the finish. Happy, exultant and relishing in my 50,000 word novel first draft. Instead, I am curled on the sofa 3,247 words from the finish wondering if I can give up yet. Three thousand words. That's nothing really, I've written nearly… Continue reading On Wanting To Give Up

Just For Fun · Quotes of the Week · Toddler

Quotes Of The Week

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From the mouths of babes... Mummy: Use the door handle, Arthur. It's above your head. Arthur: *headbutts door underneath handle* Ow. * Tori: I don't want to use that tissue, it's got a hole in it. Mummy: It still works just fine. Tori: But my nose might get stuck in it 'cause there's a hole!

100 Word Challenge · Writing · Writing Workshop

‘Grey’ – An Extract from ‘Faerie Or No’ ~ #100WCGU

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I haven't joined in with this for a while because NaNoWriMo has eaten all my creative-writing-ness but this week I decided to use it as a prompt because I'd got stuck in my NaNo piece. So here is what I came up with - carrying straight on from where I was up to in my… Continue reading ‘Grey’ – An Extract from ‘Faerie Or No’ ~ #100WCGU

Writing · Writing Workshop

I Believe In Faeries ~ a prompt for @libertyfallsdwn

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Another week of too much to do and not enough sleep. Liberty is somehow keeping abreast of her word counts in a magical awesome way that I can only dream of and I can't wait to start reading what she's done. I can read her Adam and Ava stories though so here's another prompt to… Continue reading I Believe In Faeries ~ a prompt for @libertyfallsdwn