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The Coolest Dude to Ever Dude

September 13, 2016July 20, 2021 nesskingsley

It is my firm opinion that Lord Legerwood - found in Heyer's Cotillion - is the best thing since sliced bread, second-hand book shops and a hundred bars of white chocolate.

Tagged books, characters, favourites, funny quotes, Georgette Heyer, reading25 Comments
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death of a bookworm

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 nesskingsley

And so my shelves grow more packed and my to-read pile grows up and up until they'll be using it in basic astronomy: Question: How far is to the moon? Answer: Ness's to-read pile.

Tagged books, bookworm, reading, september, tbr pile8 Comments
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he just had to go and smirk, didn’t he?

August 16, 2016 nesskingsley

On pet peeves: It was hard on the poor girl. She loved Harry with all of her heart. This was odd, for only last Saturday she had told Jonny the same thing. We were forced to conclude that she was a Time Lord.

Tagged books, characters, children, doctor who, pet peeves, reading, smirking, tropes6 Comments
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an afternoon writing

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 nesskingsley

I aimed to reach the lofty heights of 5,000 words but ‘Soldiers Coming Home’ videos made me blubber like a baby and miss my word count. Oops.

Tagged afternoon writing, earrings, goals, sobbing, word count, writing, writing log5 Comments
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tenses: a conversation with myself

July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 nesskingsley

"I should just write poems," you say, staring at the gloomy wasteland of your decaying future.

Tagged conversation, i'll get there, on writing, quotes, rambling a bit, storytelling, tenses, william faulkner, writingLeave a comment

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