Month: October 2018

Halloween Heroines; A Spotlight

I recently listed my top ten favourite modern horror authors. I based my choices entirely on my own reading history and content opinion.
The very first thing to strike me as I created this list was;
THEY WERE ALL MALE AUTHORS. Continue reading “Halloween Heroines; A Spotlight”

The Following Game

Social media etiquette and me!

It’s been over a year since I joined the world of Twitter. I use my account as a hobby, it contains none of my family or IRL friends. I find this gives me a certain freedom to express myself and the ability to block/unfollow at my leisure.. which is why you’ll find me on Twitter rather than Facebook.

FB is where I go to see old work colleagues rant about local news, get useful reminders of family birthdays or laugh at the ridiculous memes my friends have tagged me in. Sure sometimes it’s fun, but mostly it’s mind numbing– I love these people but we do not have the same interests at all!

Twitter is a different beast. On Twitter I follow those I find interesting, whose opinions I often agree with, whose recommendations I trust. To get the very best out of my Twitter feed I have developed a few of my own rules.
Some were taken from the unspoken Twitter etiquette I’ve learned and others developed along the way..
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Sunshine Blogger Award 2

Two awards in a month! Thank you so much to Hannah at Hannah’s Bookshelf for my nomination. To be recognised by a fellow blogger is a great feeling and I’m excited to nominate the next 11 people to receive the same appreciation. Continue reading “Sunshine Blogger Award 2”

#SixForSunday; Books I Want To Re-read

#SixForSunday is a cheerful little prompt created by Steph, to view upcoming themes, join in, or see posts from the master of S4S click here.

I suppose this is a bit of an odd one for me to write as I don’t actually re-read books, there are many reasons behind this which I’ve wrapped up in a neat little post to be shared in the near future. BUT if we’re saying gun to my head, no other books exist and I can only re-read 6 titles of my choosing.. then I guess this is what I’d be reading!

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