Transworld Publishers
2013-11-07
In the 40th Discworld novel it’s steam engine time.
Review: 100 Poems Old and New by Rudyard Kipling
Selected and Edited by Thomas Pinney
Cambridge University Press
11 December 2013
This is a collection of mostly unfamiliar poems by Rudyard Kipling, culled from a variety of sources.
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The 35 Greatest Easter Eggs From The “Doctor Who” 50th Anniversary – BuzzFeed
‘Brave New World’
I spent the day reading ‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley. I can’t believe I’ve never read it before. It was very thought-provoking, and slightly disturbing.
Novel news
I finished it! I finished it!
EEEEEKKK Dr Who! Or, my review of ‘An Adventure In Space and Time’
For those who don’t know, I quite enjoy Dr Who. I can’t wait for the fiftieth anniversary episode on Saturday evening. As part of the celebrations Mark Gatiss has made a programme called ‘An Adventure In Time and Space’ – a dramatic retelling of the inception and early years of Dr. Who and the first Doctor, William Hartnell.
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NaNoWriMo 2013: Update 6
Good Evening all,
How’s all the WriMo’s doing? Only nine days left to go. I’m pleased to say that despite slowing down a little I’m still making progress. It’s taken me three tries but I think I’m finally going to be able to ‘win’ at NaNoWriMo.
NaNoWriMo 2013 update 5
I’m making better progress than I thought. Taking everything in to account I have written approximately 43,229 words and am about three quarters of the way through the novel.
Two book reviews
I know I said I wasn’t reviewing any books this month because I’m concentrating on my novel but I got to 43000 words yesterday so I took some time off to finish reading an ARC I’d got from http://www.netgalley.com and another book I’d borrowed from the library. My reviews follow.
Lazy Rosie is…
Not so lazy!
I removed the laptop from my knees for a while and wrote just over a thousand words!
