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
I Believe In Fairies ~ a prompt for @libertyfallsdwn
As Carole is doing her utmost best to finish NaNoWriMo off this week (she's currently only 3000 words from finishing and tomorrow is the last day!), I've said I'll guest post a prompt for Liberty. (Liberty has finished her NaNoWriMo project already, so it seems only fair she should continue to have a prompt ;-)… Continue reading I Believe In Fairies ~ a prompt for @libertyfallsdwn
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On Wanting To Give Up
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
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Quotes Of The Week
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!
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‘Grey’ – An Extract from ‘Faerie Or No’ ~ #100WCGU
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
Carole Finds Her Wings 