A small selection of my interests…
Reading This is a constantly-updated list of books I’ve completed, with a rating of how much I enjoyed them, since 28/06/09:
- Wild Magic (Immortals) [30Jun] (Tamora Pierce) 4/5
- Wolf Speaker (Immortals) [2July] (Tamora Pierce) 4/5
- Emperor Mage (Immortals) [14July] (Tamora Pierce) 4/5
- The Realms of the Gods (Immortals) [22July] (Tamora Pierce) 4/5
- Enchanted * [21July] (Nora Roberts) 4/5
- The Bell Jar [27July] (Sylvia Plath) 5/5
- Reinvent Yourself: 7 Steps to a Fresh New You [31July] (Fiona Harrold) 3/5
- Celestine Prophecy [2Aug] (James Redfield) 5/5
- Student Survival Guide [12Aug] (Phil Chambers & Elaine Colliar) 4/5
- Tranquil Thoughts: on Friendship [14Aug] (David Baird) 3/5
- The Sight [1Sept] (David Clement-Davies) 5/5
- Change Your Life in 7 Days [7Sept] (Paul McKenna) 3/5
- F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way [26Sept] (John Parkin) 5/5
- Fell [13Sept] (David Clement-Davies) 5/5
- Becoming the Enchanter [19Sept] (Lyn Webster Wilde) 4/5
- On The Edge: My Story [30Aug] (Richard Hammond) 4/5
- Dear Fatty [2Oct] (Dawn French) 4/5
- The World According to Clarkson [17Oct] (Jeremy Clarkson) 4/5
- Morrigan’s Cross [27Oct] (Nora Roberts) 5/5
- Dance of the Gods [2Nov] (Nora Roberts) 5/5
- Valley of Silence [9Nov] (Nora Roberts) 5/5
- Wisdom: Lessons from Successful Lives [10Nov] (Psychologies Collections) 5/5
- The Mindful Woman [3Dec] (Sue Patton Thoele) 5/5
- 279 Days to Overnight Success [28Dec] (Chris Guillebeau) 4/5
- Minimalism: 7 Steps to a Simpler Life [28Dec] (David Damron) 4/5
- The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness [30Dec] (Alan Watts) 3/5
2010:
- Four-Hour Work Week [22Jan] (Tim Ferriss) 4/5
- The Consolations of Philosophy [25Jan] (Alain de Botton) 4/5
- The Life Guide [8Mar] (Psychologies Collections) 3/5
- The Wind Is My Mother [13Mar] (Bear Heart) 5/5
- Enchanted *again* [30Mar] (Nora Roberts) 4/5
- The Happiness Project [12Apr] (Gretchen Rubin) 5/5
- Eat, Pray, Love [26Mar] (Elizabeth Gilbert) 5/5
- Committed [30Apr] (Elizabeth Gilbert) 5/5
- Dewey [1May] (Vicki Myron) 5/5
- The Sailboat Kit [5Jul] (Eileen Corrigan Valazza) 5/5
- Love That Room [6Jul] (Lisa Baldwin) 4/5
- Creating Your Business Map [8Jul] (Nona Jordan) 4/5
- Beginnings, Middles & Ends [25Jul] (Nancy Kress) 5/5
- Silent Power [4Aug] (Stuart Wilde) 3/5
- The Green Lady [6Aug] (Theresa Thomlinson) 5/5
- Child of the May [7Aug] (Theresa Thomlinson) 5/5
- The Path of the She-Wolf [7Aug] (Theresa Thomlinson) 5/5
- Plot & Structure [8Aug] (James Scott Bell) 5/5
- The Importance of Being Earnest [12Aug] (Oscar Wilde) 4/5
- The Power of Deliberate Thinking: 5 Strategies for Staying at the Writing Desk [5Sept] (Joan Dempsey) 3/5
- The Magic of Physics [02Oct] (Richard Weiss) 5/5
- Tickling the English [28Oct] (Dara O’Briain) 5/5
- The No Plot? No Problem Novel-writing Kit [01Nov] (Chris Baty) 4/5
- Butterfly [08Nov] (Nicola Lindsay) 5/5
- Brida [20Nov] (Paulo Coelho) 4/5
- Blue Jean Buddha [18Dec] (Sumi Loundon) 5/5
- Zen in the Art of Archery [26Dec] (Eugen Herrigel) 5/5
2011:
- The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari [5Feb] (Robin Sharma) 5/5
- Of Spirits and Madness [6March] (Paul D. Linde) 5/5
- The Saddest Girl in the World [9March] (Cathy Glass) 5/5
- The Dog Who Rescues Cats: The True Story of Ginny [11March] (Philip Gonzalez) 5/5
- Living, Or Just Surviving [4April] (Ashley Ambirge) 5/5
- Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America [12June] (Elizabeth Wurtzel) 5/5
- Buddhism: Plain and Simple [12June] (Steve Hagen) 4/5
- Bushido: the Way of the Samurai [18June] (Tsunetomo Yamamoto) 4/5
- Promise of the Wolves [17July] (Dorothy Hearst) 5/5
- Queen of Shadows [8Aug] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- The World According to Clarkson: And Another Thing (Vol2) [23Sep] (Jeremy Clarkson) 4/5
- The Picture of Dorian Gray [30Dec] (Oscar Wilde) 4/5
2012:
- The Happy Prince and Other Tales [4Jan] (Oscar Wilde) 3/5
- Holding On and Hanging In [5Jan] (Lorna Miles) 5/5
- Shadowflame [15Jan] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- Game of Thrones [22Jan] (George R.R. Martin) 5/5
- Dusk [28Jan] (Kenneth Oppel) 5/5
- Walk Like a God [11Feb] (Drew Jacob) 5/5
- Astonishing the Gods [26Feb] (Ben Okri) 3/5
- Fairytale [28Feb] (Monica Kulling) 4/5
- Wights and Ancestors [26March] (Jenny Blain) 4/5
- Why Now Is The Time To Crush It! [16April] (Gary Vaynerchuk) 5/5
- Shadow’s Fall [20April] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening [27May] (L. J. Smith) 4/5
- The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle [29May] (L. J. Smith) 4/5
- The Vampire Diaries: The Fury [5June] (L. J. Smith) 4/5
- The Vampire Diaries: The Reunion [5June] (L. J. Smith) 4/5
- The Vampire Diaries: Nightfall [10June] (L. J. Smith) 4/5
- The Elements of Style [28June] (W. Strunk and E.B. White) 5/5
- The Vampire Diaries: Shadow Souls [29June] (L. J. Smith) 4/5
- The Vampire Diaries: Midnight [16July] (L. J. Smith) 4/5
- unfin Mind and Matter [Erwin Schrodinger] 4/5
- unfin Working with Young People [Roger Harrison & Christine Wise] 5/5
- On Writing [16Nov] (Stephen King) 5/5
- Getting through Dental Fear with CBT [24Nov] (Helen Chapman & Nicky Kirby-Turner) 3/5
During 2013, I’m planning to do “novel-swaps” and beta reading, which means I’ll be including “X’s novel” or in capital letters without grades just to keep track of my numbers.
2013
- INKCHANGER [4Jan]
- The Parenting Puzzle [4Jan] (Candida Hunt) 5/5
- Fire Bringer [14Jan] (David Clement-Davies) 5/5
- The Agency: Part I [17Feb] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- The Agency: Part II [16March] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- A Pagan Book of ABCs [24March] (Shanddaramon) 3/5
- The Spirit Thief [24March] (Rachel Aaron) 5/5
- The Journey: Guardians #1 [02April] (Michael Abayomi) 3/5
- Magic Tools for Raising Kids [04April] (Elizabeth Crary) 5/5
- Of Shadow Born [07April] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- 2k to 10k: How to Write Better, Write Faster, and Write More of What You Love [12June] (Rachel Aaron) 5/5
- Time and Again [28June] (Kyeli Smith and Ellie Di Julio) 5/5
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The Agency: Part III [07July] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- Artemis Fowl [12July] (Eoin Colfer) 4/5
- TTOCR Beta-read, Part I [03August] (Ellie Di Julio)
- TTOCR Beta-read, Part II [18August] (Ellie Di Julio)
- The Fault in Our Stars [07October] (John Green) 5/5
- My Name is … , and I am an Indie Author [10October] (C. G. Cooper) 3/5
- Self Publishing Books 101 [11October] (Shelley Hitz) 3/5
- The Light Keepers [20October] (Mande Matthews) 4/5
- The Forbidden Library [01December] (Django Wexler) 5/5
2014
- Throne of Glass [7Jan] (Sarah J. Maas) 4/5
- The Agency: Part IV [10Feb] (Dianne Sylvan) 5/5
- Planes Shifter WIP [14Feb] (K. R. Green)
- Beautiful Demons [24Feb] (Sarra Cannon) 3/5
- The Hunger Games [25Feb] (Suzanne Collins) 5/5
- Mistborn: The Final Empire [16Mar] (Brandon Sanderson) 5/5
- Write Your Novel From The Middle [4Apr] (James Scott Bell) 5/5
- Warbreaker [17May] (Brandon Sanderson) 5/5
- Confessions of a Freelance Penmonkey [1Jun] (Chuck Wendig) 5/5
- Summoned [3Jun] (Rainy Kaye) 5/5
- Queen of the Tearling [3Jun] (Erika Johansen) 3/5
- SOS Beta-Read [12Jul] (Ellie Di Julio)
- The Gospel of Loki [1Sep] (Joanne Harris) 5/5
- The Well of Ascension [10Sep] (Brandon Sanderson) 5/5
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Photography
I also take photographs and wanted to share a little of my work with you:
Painting
I draw, paint and cross-stitch. Here’s a selection of my watercolours:
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