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 to blame. I’d probably have finished at least one if I could stick to it. Once they’re all finished, however, I’ll have time to read more and can inch closer to my goal.
Category Archives: Lists
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 feared the blank page. For me, starting a story, novel, or any piece of writing is the easier part.
Books on My TBR I’m Looking Forward to Reading
Occasionally I start getting a little bit too into buying new books instead of reading something from the endless to-be-read pile on my shelf. When that happens, it’s a great time for me to go through my books and remind myself of why I bought them in the first place. So, here are 8 books on my TBR that I’m looking forward to reading.
How To Read Critically
Whether for personal development or studying purposes, learning how to read critically can be useful. Not only can it help you to understand a book with more depth, but it can also lead you to make more informed decisions when teasing out what you like and dislike when it comes to reading.
8 Unhinged Books You Need to Read
In a vast sea of literature, amongst every possible genre, some books stand out for embracing the weird and wonderful, for delving into topics often left untouched. When you stumble across books like these that leave a lasting impression thanks to their bizarre content, it’s hard to avoid discussing them, and that’s what I intend to do here.
5 Ways to Write More
Whether for a challenge or a personal deadline, writing more and writing quickly can be greatly beneficial. While you will obviously make more progress with your writing by working faster and writing more, you also might feel more inspired by dedicating extra time and attention to your current project and also find that by organising your time, you have more of it than you thought you did.
A Love Letter to Notebooks (and 5 Ways to Use Them for Writing)
Notebooks are your unjudgmental friends. They’re a silent partner in creation, allowing you to freely consider your thoughts and ideas and cringe at them later. Notebooks merely watch as some ideas sink and others float, only to resurface later looking renewed, and their unbiased acceptance is exactly what you need to organise your writing life.
Why you Should Write More Letters
When was the last time you wrote a letter? A pen to paper, stamp to envelope, personally addressed letter. Because, depending on the generation you grew up in, I’m willing to guess it was a long time ago, if not never.
What is there to Like about Writing?
For me, as with so many others, writing is a reflex. It’s not that I don’t actively make myself do it, it’s that I find it hard not to when I get the urge. Whether in my mind, on my phone, laptop, tablet, notebook, or scrap of paper, I’m always writing something. Like this blog. I try to upload weekly as a habit, but I was seduced by writing fiction last week and could not think about anything else, so I missed a week, but that was okay. It’s not like I wasn’t writing anything at all, I just focused my energy on something different.
I Ranked my Most Read Genres
The books I gravitate towards are mostly from the same genres: Crime fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (YA), and Literary Fiction. I oscillate between which of these I enjoy the most, but I thought I’d rank them based on which ones I go back to the most for their common tropes, elements,Continue reading “I Ranked my Most Read Genres”
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