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2024: book snapshots

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 nesskingsley

Did it make me want to abandon the world to retreat to peaceful lands and a barren room with a cross and the ever present scent of feral cat pee? No. Did it plant a book idea in my brain? Oh yes, yes it did indeed.

Tagged 2024, book-review, books, bookworm, fiction, reading, reading goals, reading-goalsLeave a comment
the custom of the country by Edith Wharton
books misc, deffo my cuppa

the most appalling ‘heroine’ you ever did read

November 15, 2024 nesskingsley

Her actual desires are, to put it bluntly, as shallow as a flattened teaspoon.

Tagged american literature, book reviews, book-review, books, Edith wharton, fiction, reading, the custom of the country10 Comments
ness talks about life

the second wedding: Hong Kong edition

November 9, 2024October 18, 2025 nesskingsley

There were five outfits, four locations, three tea ceremonies, two bouquets, and one groom waiting for me.

Tagged ceremony, hong kong, marriage, salmonella, traditional wedding, travel, wedding, wedding dress, wedding planning, weddings7 Comments
coffee cup held up in front of train window
the writing diaries

ohhh it’s a SCI-FI | writing diaries #1

October 29, 2024October 24, 2024 nesskingsley

Reader, I turned my phone off and, for a dramatic flourish, hurled it across the room.

Tagged books, projects, scifi, vikings, wip, writer, writingLeave a comment
book and tea on a chair
ness talks books

indie publishing and what i wish i’d done differently

October 17, 2024October 16, 2024 nesskingsley

I'd hoped that my book would spread like a contagion through word of mouth and develop a cult following without trying to do a jot of marketing. No, I don't harbour delusions of grandeur. Pfft.

Tagged a most irregular prophecy, indie publishing, marketing, writing2 Comments

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