How to make sure you’re always motivated to write

How to make sure you’re always motivated to write

Features, Tips and Tricks
I have owned and been writing on a blog for well over two years now and it has meant that I've had to learn how to keep productively writing without feeling burned out. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. Yes, I'm not sitting here and writing some huge essay or writing out a novel of hundreds of pages but it does require me multiple times a week to build up the motivation to pull out my laptop or iPad and start writing. Therefore, I thought I'd use some of the…
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Supersize Island by J.J. Walsh book review

Supersize Island by J.J. Walsh book review

Book reviews, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Supersize Island by J.J. Walsh is a book that was kindly sent to me by the people at Social Deviant. It came in a really cool package - it came in an American fast food to-go bag along with some other Supersize Island goodies such as a rubber burger, a 'beware of the squirrel' sign and some other little bits. But what is Supersize Island about? Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. As stated above, Supersize Island was kindly sent to me by the team at Social Deviants in return…
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Us Against You by Fredrik Backman book review

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman book review

Book reviews, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery
If you’ve ever read any of my Fredrik Backman reviews before, you’ll know that he’s solidly one of my favourite writers. He has an incredible ability to write almost poetic books that balance humour and serious topics so perfectly. Us Against You is the second book in the Beartown trilogy, picking up almost directly after the first book with the town in trouble after a huge incident caused so many problems in the previous book. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via any of the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. If you haven’t yet read my review…
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The Three Books I Read in August And Why I Read So Few

The Three Books I Read in August And Why I Read So Few

Features, Monthly Round Ups
So August was a very busy month for me, just not when it came to reading. I managed to finish three books throughout the month, probably the least amount of books I've finished in a month for quite some time. Don't get me wrong, they were nearly all great books, but it's still not as many as a book blogger should be reading (don't worry, I don't actually set myself any unachievable goals). But there's a good reason why, I was on holiday! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. Yeah,…
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The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman book review

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman book review

Book reviews, Crime, Mystery
The Thursday Murder Club series is a bit of a cult sensation. When the first book came out it broke some record for being one of the fastest-selling debut novels of all time or something and since then every single sequel shoots to the top of the best sellers almost instantly upon release. There’s something about Osman’s casual and lighthearted writing style and the cast of unexpectedly humorous older characters that make these such accessible books for all ages. But how’s the third in the series? Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of…
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin book review

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin book review

Book reviews, Historical Fiction, Romance
If you wanted to sell a book to me, telling me it was about two people who spend decades of their lives trying to create the best games, you'd have me pretty much sold. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow was sold as this to me by many people across social media. This concept sounded very enticing and so I went into it more excited than I already was by the fantastic front cover design. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a story about Sam Hasur…
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The Most Read Articles on My Blog in July 2023

The Most Read Articles on My Blog in July 2023

Features, Monthly Round Ups
Welcome back to another monthly article where I round the top five most-read articles I wrote in the previous month. As always, I organise these from least most-read to most most-read. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. I do this for a couple of reasons: mostly as advice for others who are looking for ideas on what they can be posting about and specifically if you're a book blogger, which books are popular. Another reason is that it's always good fun to be able to look back and see which articles did well for…
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A Court and Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas book review

A Court and Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas book review

Book reviews, Fantasy
You've likely heard of Sarah J Maas if you know much about fantasy. She's made a name for herself in the fantasy genre over the past decade-plus for smashing out some well-received female-led fantasy series. One of her more successful is the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. The first book in the series is of the same name - but is it any good? Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via any of the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. I've updated this review to reflect my reread in 2023. Some elements are my initial thoughts…
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The Four Books I Read in July 2023 and what I thought about them

The Four Books I Read in July 2023 and what I thought about them

Features, Monthly Round Ups
Well, it looks like July wasn't a particularly productive month for me then! I only managed to read four books throughout this month - I'm not too sure why I read so few but there we go. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. There was quite an interesting selection of different books however which makes up for it. Plus one of the books I read did end up featuring on my recent list of the best books I've read so far this year. So as always, what I've done is compile the four books…
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Tribe of the Accord by Shaun Michael Stone book review

Tribe of the Accord by Shaun Michael Stone book review

Book reviews, Historical Fiction
I was kindly sent Tribe of the Accord by Stone himself. I was in limbo with whether I could take any more review requests but after seeing the front cover and hearing about the unique premise, it piqued my interest and so I said I'd be happy to review a copy. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the products. Please note that I received a copy of Tribe of the Accord from the author in return for an honest review. Tribe of the Accord appealed to me straight away, as I said…
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