I always see a lot of posts about the ways authors use certain characters in fiction. If somebody has written a 'diverse' narrative, the characters all say and do what those characters are expected to say and do; the story ends up based on them being diverse. This used to be great. Not many authors... Continue Reading →
We live in a 'snowflake'-filled world, where anybody could be labelled a snowflake at any given moment. Right now, millennials and Piers Morgan are the most likely people to have this word used against them, and they might be right in a lot of ways. But what this word and the surrounding meanings do to... Continue Reading →
As much as I don't want to frame anyone's judgements or personal views on this story, I will say that it is based on people's perceptions of one another and fantasies they allow themselves to indulge in. However, it is also about knowing when those fantasies end, especially for a man coveting a woman. There... Continue Reading →
As can be seen through a quick Google search, the publishing industry is expanding in many ways. It is becoming more inclusive, promoting diversity and expanding its reach across the UK. The Northern Fiction Alliance are making huge strides toward publishing reaching past London, and publishers such as Sharmaine Lovegrove's Dialogue Books mean that there... Continue Reading →
I am welcoming 2019 with open arms, especially January 2019. January means 'new beginnings' and though it's cheesy, I love that. It also means my birthday is coming up toward the end of the month and I get to meet the marketing teams from my workplace from all over the world when they all come... Continue Reading →
I genuinely cannot believe how quick 2018 seems to have gone. Then I look back at all that has happened to me and it seems like forever ago that I was in a job I hated, living in a shared house, not knowing much at all about the industry I wanted to enter into. Flash... Continue Reading →
As it is #workinpublishing week, I thought that it would be appropriate to share my experience of working in publishing! I am a marketing assistant at Springer Nature, for the the journal Scientific Reports. I work on the biggest journal in the world, which has some excellent articles to share and collections to promote. So,... Continue Reading →
So, October really has been a crazy busy month for me! I have been reading a lot, trying to prepare for NaNoWriMo, I went to Lisbon for 3 days, followed by a wedding AND ended the month spectacularly by moving to the infamous Abbey Road, where I have beautiful new bookshelves. Needless to say, not... Continue Reading →
