I said in my last post that I’d downloaded some “research” for my upcoming NaNoWriMo attempt. Thus far, my research has consisted of Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead. Georgina Kincaid is a squillion year old succubus who doesn’t really enjoy leeching the life out of innocent (and the not so innocent) mortals for her job.…
Have we all recovered from this week’s episode yet? This was the one thing I managed not to spoil for those around me. Do you have any idea how hard it is to discuss something so momentous in vague terminology with half your friends because the other half “don’t want spoilers, waaaah!” Well, I could…
I’ve been reading quite a lot of “girly” fiction the last few days and I have come to the conclusion that the heroines are all daft and terrible people. I’ve mostly been reading the humourous mystery genre, you know, the bumbling female detective kind, and I’m getting a little fed up with chicks who are…
For those of you in the dark, I am currently working in an emergency department about 60km inland of where I live. It’s a small town of maybe 10,000 souls, which is actually quite large for rural towns in this area. I have seen some pretty cool things, some really gross things and some really…
Where to start on this book review? I’ve been wanting to review this one for ages and I even re-read it with the intention of reviewing it while it was fresh in my mind, but guess what? That was about 6 weeks ago. I got busy. I, Spy? centres around Sophie Green, a twenty-something Brit…
It’s no secret I am addicted to television and as my love of mystery would suggest, crime shows in particular. I take great pleasure in ruining everything for my husband by telling him exactly what the twists are going to be within the first 10 minutes. He should have learned by now that if he…
The bumbling female mystery series. We all know of them. We’ve probably read a few. What makes them so popular? For me, reading is about escapism and fantasy, as I am sure it is for most people. I also have that little personal issue about being constantly suspicious and believing that everyone is up…
Cyclone season is well and truly upon us here in the far northern bits of Australia. Looking outside my window at work, the trees across the road are being bowed by the wind, the tarp that I assume was supposed to protect some anal retentive person’s car from the rain has blown off and is…
I’m going on a relatively long flight next week (hooray! My first real holiday to a destination with no pre-arranged/mandatory activities) and I’m searching for some reading material. My laptop is a bit on the crappy side and it certainly won’t last the 6 hour flight to get any writing done. The battery barely lasts…
I am breathing new life into her. I did something I swore I wouldn’t do until I was done with her (as I am a supreme perfectionist) and sent her off for a test read! My test reader told me that she kept picturing Wentworth Miller in her head for one of the characters. I…
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