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Mid-Year Reading Journal Update 2024

While I may be inconsistent with many of my hobbies, my reading journal has never fallen victim to being forgotten. I enjoy adding to it, putting my creativity into producing something fun to fill in but also nice to look at. I love having somewhere to track my reading, and when I consider why I…

My 2024 Reading Journal (+Free Bookshelf PDF)

This is the fourth year I’ve been using a reading journal, and once again I’ve kept quite a few of the same pages, but I’ve also added more pages than I’ve ever had before, though I’ve tried to keep most of them very simple. I wanted to fill out more space in my journal and…

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Review | Frequently Read Fridays

Welcome to Frequently Read Fridays, a new book-reviewing series I’m starting! The idea of Frequently Read Fridays is to review a book that’s been trendy or popular at any point in time. This will allow me to cover a wide range of books across different genres. As the first of this new series, I’ll review…

5 Books I Want to Read Before the End of 2023

As the end of the year approaches, I’m increasingly conscious of how far I am from meeting my goal of reading 50 books this year. I have so many books I’m excited to read, yet I’ve been plodding along, taking forever to finish anything. Since I’m reading three books right now, I only have myself…

What I’ve Been Reading Lately

Thanks to my TBR jar, I managed to read a couple of books that have been sitting on my Kindle for far too long, which I enjoyed so much that it inspired me to read another, and then another.

Will I Participate in NaNoWriMo in 2023?

Any excuse to write more is good enough for me, especially with some level of organisation, so of course I’m happy to get involved whenever I’m able to. Plus, the feeling of accomplishment after writing so much whether I succeed at reaching the goal or not is great. With October flying by and November looming,…

6 Ways to Start a Story

While I may have a problem with finishing stories, I have very few issues with starting them. The excitement and motivation that comes with piecing together a plot and populating a world with people and places will always have a certain allure to me, and it is part of the reason why I’ve never really…

I Got a New Kindle and I Love It

My first Kindle was given to me by my sister. She was upgrading to a newer model and kindly offered me her old one, which my younger self could never refuse. I took one look at the little buttons on each side to turn the page and the keyboard at the bottom and was stunned.…

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