Grab the beverage of your choice and settle down for a visit with C.B. Cook, debut author of Paralyzed Dreams, in which I cross-examine her on her favourite authors and on the always Very Important question of: tea or coffee? Are you a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of writer, or do you prefer to plan everything out?… Continue reading A Chat with C.B. Cook
Category: ness talks about life
Bookish Influences: The One That Cost Me an Arm and a Leg
Alright, I'll admit it - a book made me purchase a violin. Which, of course, probably says more about me than I'm comfortable with admitting. [cough *gullible* cough *easily influenced* cough] In my defense, read this and see if you don't want an instrument that understands you and ... ... instead of playing any of… Continue reading Bookish Influences: The One That Cost Me an Arm and a Leg
Valentine’s Day.
Ah, Valentine's Day ... the day where love, chocolate and flowers abound. I've never much paid attention to it. The only Valentine's Day I have ever celebrated was spent at MacDonald's. It was a momentous occasion. But, instead of languishing the dark depths of 'I am so alone' I have decided to focus on one… Continue reading Valentine’s Day.
In Which I have Another Guest
If you have a moment, put your feet up, grab a cuppa and a biscuit and settle down as I have another guest on this blog. Today, on this slightly overcast English morn', I am joined by E. Kaiser Writes, author of Jeweler's Apprentice and the new Thaw series. Tell me a little about your… Continue reading In Which I have Another Guest
Heroines and Piano Pieces
At the moment, I'm busily tapping away at the sequel to The Dragons We Hunt. This story has a different tone to the first book - more characters, fewer dragons, a little more dangerous, certainly harder to write. The heroine is unlike the one in TDWH - she's more optimistic, hopeful, almost naive. People are… Continue reading Heroines and Piano Pieces
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