Following such an awesome panel on world-building, the agents panel was almost on par. Panellists were: Joshua Bilmes, Meg Davis, Ian Drury, Barry Goldblatt, John Jarrold, Juliet Mushens. My Notes Again, I wrote a lot of notes on this panel, …
Twenty Books that Shaped Me
Yesterday I saw the post “10 Books I Can’t Shake” on Ellie’s blog, and when I went to leave a comment with the books that have stuck with me, I realised this is something I would love to share; so …
Moving
I’m moving. Possibly into a place with limited/no internet for a while. Thus, service here may be sporadic for a couple of weeks. During this time I will be: – unpacking – reading Throne of Glass (Sarah J Maas) and …
A Ray of Sunshine
The wonderful author of Think Ink and co-founder of Sprink Shack, Skye Fairwin has nominated me for The Sunshine Award. This is an award for bloggers who “positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere,” so thank you Skye for nominating …
WFC Panel: The Best of All Possible Worlds
Saturday began much better than Friday had. Having attended five hour-long slots on Friday, with a mixture of enjoyment, uncertainty and “this isn’t really for me”, I was pleasantly surprised by Saturday morning. It began with The Best of All Possible …
WFC Panel: Broads With Swords
Friday continued at the convention with “Broads with Swords” at 4pm. I arrived a few minutes later (as did about 25% of the room) as Terry Pratchett in Conversation ran over, and it was mostly a big list of female …