Read this as young adult/teenager but it’ll be all refreshed and changed now. The bell jar by Sylvia Plath. #novel #reading #whatiamreading #rozzie #bellJar #sylviaplath

Richard Skinner references Aristotle who was referenced by Paul Schrader. On plausibility in writing fiction. It is plausible because it should or needs to be true not that it could be true. It’s complex reading but it means a lot to character writing and helping gain a reader’s trust. . . #writing #novelwriting #shortstory #fiction […]

Story v plot. Plot is everything. I usually revel against planning when I write but I think things are leading me to sit and plan. Am reading about plot lines and how they matter hugely not only with readability, reader’s interest but in helping the writer come up with fresh ways to spin the yarn. […]

Astley Book Farm, Nuneaton, West Midlands, England. I’ve visited many bookshops in every place we go to but this place was simply the best shop for book lovers! It’s all second hand. The owner told me she only buys good books and I saw this throughout. The fiction section is huge. All of Carer’s books […]

Book haul update. I’m finding myself reading loads and the moment due to my lovely teacher holidays. This is next on my list. It’s Bad Fellas by Paul Williams. It’s a definitive account of organised crime and how it evolved over the past 4 decades. #whatiamreading #rozzie

Most anticipated read this summer or year for me! Non – fiction seems to be shedding the memoir sometimes negative connotation. I’ve started reading this. It’s very true. The first piece of writing explores the author’s thoughts and life dealing with their father’s alcoholism. #nonfiction #notesToSelf #tramppress #whatiamreading #rozzie

What I’m reading now. Picked up a copy of The Line by Dr. Ian Garvan today. Have been dying to read this for a while. Based on the author’s most compelling cases and interviews, many of them society’s most violent offenders. It seeks to unlock the criminal mind and to expose how fragile our notions […]

Reading Brokeback Mountain, a short story collection by Annie Proux. Finished The mud below last night. Annie is a pro at story structure and making the reader almost cry at the rawness of her characters’ lives. This story is about a young rodeo in Wyoming. A journey story where the protagonist searches for meaning in […]

Picked up Grief is the thing with feathers at the Festival of Writing and Ideas last weekend. After the talk with author Max Porter and Enda Walsh and Cillian Murphy, I wanted to get the feel of the book that’s been on my to read list for a while! It’s a short book which is […]

Books are gorgeous but this book is just divine. The illustrations, the cover, the inset, the feel.. Oh and the writing! I attended the talk on #griefisthethingwithfeathers with Max Porter, Cillian Murphy and Enda Walsh at Borris 2018. A cosy, creative chat was had. All the lads seemed to connect within their work on the […]