An Interview With... Briana Morgan

Today I have the lovely Briana, who I personally think is an amazing writer. No I am ot just saying that because I follow her blog and it's a miracle she wanted to feature on mine. Okay, maybe. Anyway, I have been loving this series, and I hope you are too so lets delve in and find out a bit more about Briana.

Blog Tour | Book Review | The Riviera* by Karen Aldous

Another day, another blog tour. I received this free ebook copy of The Riviera through NetGalley as I signed up to the blog tour with Jenny In Neverland. If you want to check out her blog I suggest you do so, and if you're an author wanting to promote your book she has a website for that too!

Book Review | Just The Way You Are by Lynsey James

Social Media is a wonderful tool. One minute you'll be reading about a horrible tragedy, the next your bombarded with beautiful book covers. That is how I found this book. Plus the review on Jenny In Neverlands Blog, it was hard not to want to snap this up immediately. Which is what I inevitably did.

An Interview With... Jenny In Neverland

So if you've been following twitter you'll see that recently I've been wanting to do some Q&A posts and a while back I had this Idea to start a series and do "An Interview With" as it never really took off I put it aside but decided it was worth getting back out of the old closet and trying again. With that here is the first post in a new series! Hope you enjoy!

Blog Tour | Swords Around The Throne by Ian Ross Q&A

Again I have the amazing opportunity to take part in another Blog Tour hosted by the lovely Jenny In Neverland. I tried to read the book but unfortunately I was working non-stop and didn't have time to read the book so I decided to ask some questions as getting inside the mind of an author is always interesting to me. 

I was going through a bit of a writers block phase (sensing a theme lately?) and only thought up four questions but with the in depth answers I think you'll all be completely satisfied with the answers. I know I was!

Book Review | The Charismatics by Ashley R Carlson

I first learned about this book through twitter. I was following someone who mentioned Ashley and that she was writing, so me being a novice writer myself decided to give her a follow. Then I found out she was publishing her first novel, read her post on Better Novel Project and then decided while I was on holiday I would read it. Not only to support someone I follow on twitter but because the blurb makes it sound like THE best story ever. 

The Love Hate Tag

While I run low on ideas and creep back into writers block I search for tags to do. So after finding this little beauty and basically forcing CJ to tag me in it, I've decided to do it. Insert purple devil face! You can find his post here, and I hope you enjoy my answers and that you take part too!

5 Things Bloggers Think When Going Through Bloggers Block

Sometimes you just have no ides what words to put onto paper which others will want to read. Or that you want to read yourself. This could last for one day, one week, one month but no matter what length of time it is you soon find the same 5 thoughts going round in your mind.

Book Review | Return to Bluebell Hill by Rebecca Pugh

My jealousy of new authors coming out of the woodwork is at an all time high after I met a few people who are writing novels, two of which have recently had their first ones published. While I sit here and throw away 63K words and wallow in my self pity.

However, I actually like the people who have written the books and Becca is no exception. With this little number under her belt, a heartwarming love story, I cannot wait to read more of her work and I am proud of her - even though we haven't met. 

Book Haul | 9 Books

Since starting my new job there hasn't really been much time to do anything. I get up at 5:40, I leave by 7 and I work from 7:30 till 5:30, then depending on the day I either get home around 7 or 8:30, it's a long day for me. When I get home, I shower, cook, sit down and talk with either my parents or boyfriend (depending on who's house I'm staying at) and then if it's Monday or Wednesday I watch TV (Hello GoT and PLL!!). 

Blogging | Internet Friends I'd Like To Meet

Since I started blogging, and openly speaking about the book I've been writing for 3 years I've met a few people on Twitter and honestly they're a pretty cool bunch of people, and sometimes we have conversations that just make me think - Hey, these people are awesome and I'd like to meet them to see if we'd be exactly the same IRL as on Twitter/E-mail. 

Book Review | Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

There are a few books that give me goosebumps, especially in 28 degree heat, but there I was lying on my sunbed in Lanzarote with this book feeling all sorts of emotions. This book however had a twist which surprised me, and continued to surprise me until the end.

Warning: No Spoilers.

Writing Update | I'm Not Back...

...but I am attempting to write more. As you know a couple months back (except my shceduled posts) I hit the bloggers block hard and I haven't really written anything for at least 6 weeks straight for the blog. My novel writing has however increased but not as much as I would have liked. 

Monthly Review - May 2015

I've been thinking about doing one of these for a while. I've been subscribed to Nicole's Newsletter for a good 6 or more months and every month without fail she sends out the review sheet. So this month, in an attempt to kickstart my blogging again (don't hold your breath, this rut is horrible) I thought I would take part and share it with all of you. 

Writing Update | I'm Taking A Break...

Sometimes the need for a break is so large you crumble under the pressure to write. Words get lost and hard to find and what you do write never seems good enough.

NaNoWriMo | My First Try

As mentioned in my Blogger Jealously post, I took part in NaNoWriMo last November. It was a last minute thing and no, I didn’t reach the 50,000 word mark. I was debating whether to write anything at all, whether to carry on with the book I started or start a complete new one and by the time I actually decided an entire week went by!

With one week gone I wasn’t sure I would make 50,000 or anything even close to it but I started anyway. I put a stop to my social life to attempt to write every evening because I work full time Monday to Friday. 

Blogger Crush | Thumbelina Lillie

Following on from my Blogmas post I decided it was about time I praised the Bloggers that I love to read all the time. There a loads so this series will hopefully continue on for a while and I do every one justice.

Blog Tour | When Darkness Comes by Bruce Blake

Normally I would be doing a review but with my current work/writing/life situation I haven't had the chance to delve into this wonderful world again. So instead here's the prologue. Don't tell me you're not already hooked!

Prologue

Am I ready to kill?

A cloud of swirling mist sighed out between Kuneprius’ lips, rising into the night to smear the glow of the winter moon. He watched it dissipate, then exhaled another long plume, blowing it out the way he’d seen the Brothers do when they smoked their pipes filled with sweetweed. Instead of swirling like the wreaths he’d watched them create, his breath came out a ragged column.

“Shh.”

Kuneprius cocked his head toward the urgent sound, an apology teetering on the tip of his tongue. At the last instant, he remembered himself and said nothing, pressing himself flatter against the side of the hill. Fildrian lay less than ten man-lengths away, but the Brother’s black hood and robe hid him in the darkness; despite his proximity, empty loneliness ached in Kuneprius’ chest.

Blogging | Blogger Jealousy

I wrote the majority of this post before I’d even found the post which I now edit this because of. I recently went onto April Todd’s blog Hello April and her December 3 Happy Things Post directed me to the attention of Scarphelia’s post titled; The Struggle of Being a Writer in a Bloggers World. 

The title itself is me in a nutshell. Something many of you might not know about me is I was writing my first novel and I hit the wall of writers block, then I found Zoella and I decided to start a blog in the hopes that it might keep my brain active enough to avoid writers block and allow me to continue writing. I’m not finished yet but I attempted NaNoWriMo and while I did not win I did write 32,000 words in two weeks. More to come on that soon.

Katie writes: But you know, I've come to think that the world would just be a better place, if we all started to be a bit more honest about envy.

With that in mind here’s my honesty about envy.

Links I Love | January

This year I have decided people need more recognition so I will be sharing stories, blogs and youtube videos that I have loved from the previous month. Nothing to fancy just a list of pictures and links of things that I have enjoyed reading/watching to share with you all.