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Movie adaptations of novels

Movie adaptations of novels

And so the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter marathon has ended…(sob!) until I get my paws on the next in the series. Reading another old favourite this month: Robert Ludlum’s...

Writing to a deadline

Phew! Have had a busy couple of months trying to stick to a daily word count and write to a deadline. Since I’m currently unpublished but call myself a full-time writer, it’s...
Cats and Vampire Slayers

Cats and Vampire Slayers

Cats… The month of January has been and gone and I’ve been reading up a storm – in between writing up a storm, that is. Trying my hand at writing to a self-imposed...
The past year, December reads and New Year’s resolutions

The past year, December reads and New Year’s…

Whoa, it’s the last day of 2006 already? At the risk of sounding trite and unoriginal… where did the year go? It’s sure had it’s ups and downs and looking back,...

A Christmas Wish

Well, after a rather lengthy hiatus, I’ve decided I really do believe in Santa, after all! Let me tell you why. Our very old (17 years), rather deaf and definitely tottery in...

The best hens’ night EVER!

I’ve been to a few hens’ nights in my time and they’ve ranged from one extreme to the other. There was the ‘tewwibly pwoper’ hens’ night, where the...
Gates of Fire!

Gates of Fire!

Pick of the bunch… Gates of Fire (an epic novel of the battle of Thermopylae) by Steven Pressfield – this gets my top pick this month. Whoa, talk about gripping, stomach-churning...
Slaves, Bliss, Seduction and More

Slaves, Bliss, Seduction and More

Slaves… Nalini Singh’s “Slave to Sensation” has definitely made me a slave to her writing! I’m doubly privileged because not only do I have a copy of the...