Mary Stewart is a favourite of mine. However, I have a bone to pick with her. Oh, and what is below has spoilers. You have been warned. This isn't a review. It's a Recounting. First, the blurb from Goodreads. (One must always have a blurb.) Lovely Vanessa March, two years married and very much in… Continue reading Recountings: A bone! I have a bone to pick!
Category: ness rambles
You Don’t Have to Own a Cat
I fled up the garden and into the pottery studio, sat on the lid of a portable toilet and consumed damsons. By the time I had finished praying, pondering and spitting the pips out, Act Three had been hashed out. Sometimes, sitting down and facing a piece of paper or a computer screen just isn't… Continue reading You Don’t Have to Own a Cat
Bookish Influences – Real-Life Tales and Conflicting Opinions
Have you ever felt the urge to stand high up on a mountain, face a night of freezing cold, sleet and snow all the while staring heroically out into the distance? No? Well you obviously haven't read Rora then. Rora by James Byron Huggins I can remember when I first read this. The copy in… Continue reading Bookish Influences – Real-Life Tales and Conflicting Opinions
Tongue-Tied in the Comment Box
I follow quite a few blogs. And it is a well-known fact that bloggers appreciate comments. After all, it is rather pleasant to know that someone is reading one's words and has taken the time to respond to all the hard work one has put into a post. I know this. Really, I do. But… Continue reading Tongue-Tied in the Comment Box
“Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.
... or a wee ramble on languages. At the moment, I'm writing in the fantasy genre. I also love languages and find them absolutely fascinating to study - but to make up one of my own? Without randomly bashing at the keyboard? Yikes! Um, no. No, I can't. My characters talk in plain ol'English. However,… Continue reading “Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.
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