I love reading, plus I love my phone. But how many Millennials do you think own a smartphone? Unsurprisingly, the answer is – most of them! Studies show that 94% of Millennials own one compared to 46% of those aged 65+ years. But how do they use their phones? Browsing their social media feeds? Watching videos…
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All About Theme I’m delighted to announce my debut crime novel, The Other Twin, has been selected as one of 9 Harrowing Thrillers with a Twist Of Family Drama by Wiki Ezvid, the world’s first video Wiki! It’s a real honour to appear in this round-up, since ‘harrowing family drama’ is EXACTLY the theme I…
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Happy Valentine’s Day Maybe you love to celebrate this special day, or perhaps you feel it’s a crass commercial made-up holiday. Me?? I LOVE love, so I always welcome the opportunity to spread a little joy … and how better to do this WORLD-WIDE?? GEditing have been in touch with this amazing infographic, detailing iconic…
Continue ReadingBOOK VERSUS FILM: You Were Never Really Here
The Book You Were Never Really Here is a novella by Jonathan Ames. It was originally approximately fifty pages, though it was extended to about 100 when the movie adaptation came out. I read the new version for the purposes of this comparison. Here’s the short synopsis of the book from Amazon: Joe has witnessed things…
Continue ReadingWriters Of Instagram – Which Famous Author Is The Most Mentioned?
Gone, But Not Forgotten Many thanks to Rebecca from McGowan Transcriptions who has been in touch with this fascinating infographic, which details the most mentioned authors on instagram! As you will see, nearly all of the below died BEFORE the advent of social media, yet they are mentioned a huuuuge amount of times. Only Maya…
Continue ReadingBOOK VERSUS FILM: Bird Box – Stunning Sci Fi or Bird-brained Blunder?
So, it’s fair to say Netflix’s Bird Box set Twitter tweeting and Facebook and instagram into meltdown! Immediately everyone started sharing opinions and Bird Box-inspired memes, plus Netflix took the step of sharing that over 45 million accounts watched the movie in its first week. Given how closely Netflix guards its viewership figures to its chest, this…
Continue ReadingMy Year In Books: 68 Fantastic Reads!
My Goodreads Challenge A bit later than last year, I thought I would post My Year In Books! For the last few years I have been keeping track of my progress via Goodreads, so 2018 was no exception. Whilst 2017 was my year of championing diverse books and writers, I thought I would be less…
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Your novel or screenplay is being polished, and you are almost ready to launch it out into the world. You’re going to be pretty interested then in the reading habits of different countries, so that you know the best places to publish. Reading rates differ around the world, and certain books are more popular in…
Continue ReadingWee Girl Reviews: Scampy Doodle & The Reindeer
Wee Girl Reviews It’s time for a seasonal ‘Wee Girl Reviews’! My daughter Emmeline, aka ‘Wee Girl (2)’ is 7 years old and a tiny book blogger. Emmeline loves picture books, so reads to me at bedtime so she can practice her reading and comprehension. Since the last instalment of Wee Girl Reviews, Emmeline has…
Continue ReadingBOOK VERSUS FILM: Widows – Marriage Made In Heaven?
The Book So, this one should be called ‘TV Versus Book Versus Film’! I’d assumed the book had come first, then the TV show, but apparently not. Lynda La Plante is a bit of a heroine of mine. I was absolutely thrilled to meet Lynda briefly a few years’ back at London Screenwriters Festival. It…
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