You might think I’m reading more because of the pandemic.
You would be wrong.
More Soothing Music for a Stressful Time: The New Age Artist I Never Talk About
Medwyn Goodall is my favourite musician to relax to that I strangely never talk about.
I’ve written the above sentence once before in a blog post, thereby now rendering it rather inaccurate. But these two mentions are in no way commensurate with how much I actually listen to him.
Nobody Expects a Global Pandemic: My First-Quarter 2020 Goals Check-In/Reassessment
The inspirational title of my day planner for 2020 is “Grand Plans”.
It’s funny how so many sayings about plans are negative ones:
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”
“No plan survives first contact with an opposing force.”
“Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.”
Inside My Earbuds: Soothing Music for a Stressful Time
Once upon a time I used to review music albums and concerts on my blog.
I always enjoyed doing this because music is such an important part of my life. I only allow myself to watch TV/Netflix on weekends, but I listen to music all day every day.
I got away from blogging about music the further I progressed in my writing journey, centering most posts on that instead. This was especially the case after I reduced my blogging schedule from once a week to twice a month.
A Word on Word Choice When Writing Historical Fiction (pt. 2)
(Continued from Part 1)
Last week, I wrote about the care I take with word choice in writing
Specifically, the first of three questions that I ask myself in attempting to create a narrative that sounds of a bygone era for historical fiction.
A Word on Word Choice When Writing Historical Fiction
As writers, we all naturally pay close attention to the words we use in our prose.
Being a writer of historical fiction has made me even more mindful of word choice.
Recent Reads – August to December 2019 (pt.2): Mixed Reviews, Mixed Feelings, and the Scale of My Indecision
Last week, I wrote about how I don’t often give books five-star ratings.
Even less often do I give one-star.
Recent Reads – August to December 2019 (pt.1): A Five-Star Extravaganza
I’ve mentioned before how I review every book that I read.
It surely goes without saying that I love writing five-star reviews best of all.
Making Grand Plans: My 2020 New Year’s Resolutions
Every year I make New Year’s Resolutions, but last year, I conceived of them in a different way.
A way more conducive to my successfully achieving them.
Old Year’s Resolution Roundup: My Year-End 2019 Goals Check-In/Reassessment
And so 2019 draws to a close.
All year I’ve been working toward my three major goals for the year that I set on January 1, 2019 (my New Year’s Resolutions).
