Boudica Marginalia

Reading, writing, and other things

Category: Rambling thoughts

  • A-Z blogging challenge: F is for Fortitude

    According to Dictionary.com, fortitude means: mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously Fortitude is something that writers need. Writing can be hard and very often…


  • Writing isn’t easy

    I’m not sure where I picked it up but I had a belief that if you had a talent for something, then it should come easily to you. If you…


  • Reading a book… it’s serious business

    I saw this on Adventures in Writing and I felt the need to share.


  • A Dance with Dragons

    I’ve just pre-ordered A Dance with Dragons by G.R.R. Martin. I’m so excited! Six years I’ve been waiting for this book. I really want to re-read the whole series in…


  • London Book Fair – II

    Oh my, what a bust. The London Book Fair was big and busy and I came away feeling positive about the state of the publishing industry. I know it’s a…


  • London Book Fair 2011 – I

    I’m going to the London Book Fair today. For the first time. Where I will wear a badge proclaiming that I’m an author and I will probably be too shy…


  • Do you keep books?

    The last post made me think about keeping books. I used to. But that was a long time ago, before the internet and the collapse of the net book agreement,…


  • Respecting the art of writing

    Over the years I’ve been involved in writing groups I’ve found myself in conversations about how much technique matters. It appears there are two schools of thought. On one side…


  • Writing goals for 2011

    Last year I said my writing goal was to finish my work-in-progress, Sacrifice. I didn’t do it. I added 10,000 words, came up with a better working title (Immortal), and…


  • Most and least enjoyed books of 2010

    I read a lot of books last year. Many were good, some were great and some were horrible. All taught me something about writing and some were a great deal…


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