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2/6/2020 0 Comments

My Reading - May 2020

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Oh my God! Did I do anything but read this month? Well, yeah, I did write 40,000 words of my next book. How do I do it? I don't know. Other than the fact I obviously have no other life!

This month, I had a great time enjoying a variety of stories and read nineteen books! That has to be a personal record, I'm sure. I devoured over a dozen Mills and Boon moderns, forevers, and medicals, plus read four big books. At least I can safely say I enjoyed plenty of good stories this month!

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8/5/2020 1 Comment

Popular Fiction Writers Group - First Pages

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Thank you to everyone who attended the First Pages workshop last night! It was amazing to catch up again even on Zoom. I really enjoy these meetings and sharing some of the best tips I've learned on my Writing Journey with you.

Last night we got together to talk about what a first page and chapter needs in order to hook a reader. We discussed what we as readers like and don't like in the opening pages. Then we examined the first pages of a collection of novels.

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30/4/2020 0 Comments

My Reading - April 2020

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Wow! This month, I read twelve books while also writing an entire manuscript of my own! I'm not sure if that's because I was feeling particularly motivated or whether it was because of Covid 19 lock down. I kept all my normal working hours, but I did write nearly every night. So either way, it was quite a successful month while I read many awesome stories. 

I've really enjoyed trying new romance writers this month, as well as some old favourites.

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3/4/2020 0 Comments

Popular Fiction Writers Group - Genre Expectations

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This month, we had our first Zoom meeting to stay safe during the self-isolation laws. I'm very glad that this worked well and that people made the effort to attend in this trying time to discuss the expectations of various genres.

Genre is important to define so you know how to describe your novel accurately to readers and know how to market your story. Thank you to everyone who attended. Here is a summary of what we discussed at last night's meeting.

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31/3/2020 0 Comments

My Reading - March 2020

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I think it's safe to say I devoured a whole bunch of Mills and Boon books this month, both old and new, of new authors and some old favourites. I've discovered some amazing stories and been inspired by so many fantastic writers. It really has been an amazing month. And now that I have a treadmill again, there will be a lot of reading completed while I indulge in my daily walks. Oh, such fun, mixing my two passions - reading and walking!

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22/3/2020 0 Comments

Border Collies in Fiction

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It's no secret I love border collies. They are beautiful dogs and have always been a part of my life. I've had three. First, there was my big sister Laura, who died when I was seven. Then there was Dillon, who was my lifelong dog. I had him from age 9 through to 24, when at the ripe old age of 15, Dillon moved over to the rainbow bridge. No longer crippled by arthritis, he could chase tennis balls to his heart's content. After losing him, I realised how I had always had border collies and that I needed another one. So, I got Jacob, my first dog of my own. He's a little rascal, but I love him dearly.
​Generally, I love dogs in books. Give the character a dog and they've got added appeal. But when I opened up Fiona McCallum's Saving Grace, a book that had been sitting unread on my shelf for years, and discovered there was a border collie in it, I was hooked. I realised, I need to find more books with border collies. Hence, this list was inspired. A list of fiction novels featuring beautiful border collies.

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6/3/2020 0 Comments

Popular Fiction Writers Group - Romance Novels

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This month at Popular Fiction we discussed all things romance! What defines a romance novel, what are the different subgenres, and what type of conflict makes up the story on the road to happily ever after?

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting. We had lots of fun. And if you missed out, come along next month for Genre Expectations! In the meantime, here is a summary of last night's meeting.

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1/3/2020 0 Comments

My Reading - February 2020

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As I prepare for writing my next novel, which I hope to start in March, I wanted to read as many different types of romance novels as I could.  So I started with more Forever Romances before picking up some Mills and Boon romantic suspenses. I also managed to get through two kindle reads during my daily walks.

As for writing, I worked on my rural romantic suspense this month, which I read through twice in a week, so it's safe to say I did a lot of reading this month.

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1/2/2020 0 Comments

My Reading - January 2020

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New title for 2020 - my reading! Because I don't really review the books I read here, I just explain why I read them and whether I liked them a not. With the new year though brings a whole bunch of new goals, and this year I hope to become more diverse in the type of books I read, as well as devour a whole lot of romance.

I'm very, very pleased with how much I read in January. And in addition, I also read my own manuscript three times in a week, so there you go...can I add that as three more books to the list?

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31/1/2020 0 Comments

2020 Reading Goals

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It's a new year and that means I needed to set my reading challenge on Goodreads. For the last two years, I set myself the goal of 50 books, so this year I went for a challenge and am aiming for 75. Considering everything that happened last year which slowed my reading, I'm confident that I'll be able to reach this target.

But I also have more goals than just a number of books to read, which will hopefully help me get through this massive number. So, just for fun, here are all my reading goals for 2020.

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