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Bookish links 5 Apr: rewriting from scratch, authors rights, writing the dark side more!

Bookish links 5 Apr: rewriting from scratch, authors' rights, writing the dark side & more!

If you're new here, why not subscribe to our email updates or follow us on Facebook? You can also add us to your Google Reader. Thanks for visiting! RIASS stuff: Book Review: A Change for the Better by Susan Hill'Rating: Guest Post: Balancing writing and family by Kate Belle Review: My Happy Life by Lydia Millet'Rating: Review: Journey from Venice by Ruth...

Bookish links 5 Apr: rewriting from scratch, authors rights, writing the dark side more!

Bookish links 5 Apr: rewriting from scratch, authors' rights, writing the dark side & more!

RIASS stuff: Book Review: A Change for the Better by Susan Hill'Rating: Guest Post: Balancing writing and family by Kate Belle Review: My Happy Life by Lydia Millet'Rating: Review: Journey from Venice by Ruth Cracknell'Rating: Interview: Sandra Antonelli on advocating for older protagonists in romance fiction Other bookish stuff: A tale of two...

Bookish links 25 March: book apps, stress metaphors, writing mentorships more!

Bookish links 25 March: book apps, stress metaphors, writing mentorships & more!

RIASS stuff: Review: The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman Giveaway:'Admission'by Jean Hanff Korelitz'(US only'sorry, international readers!) Friend-zoning and Ivan Turgenev's'Fathers and Sons'Why, yes, I went there. On Instagram, travel writing and On A Chinese Screen by W Somerset Maugham Other bookish stuff: I saw this awesome Clockwork Orange fence...

Bookish links 23 March: film adaptations, bestsellerdom, fictional countries more!

Bookish links 23 March: film adaptations, bestsellerdom, fictional countries & more!

RIASS stuff: Giveaway: Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (US onlysorry, international readers!) Friend-zoning and Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons'Why, yes, I went there. On Instagram, travel writing and On A Chinese Screen by W Somerset Maugham Review: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz'James Bond for kids. Review: The Best Man by Kristan Higgins'A...

Bookish links 26 Feb: PAYG books, in-store magazines, free apps and more!

Bookish links 26 Feb: PAYG books, in-store magazines, 'free' apps and more!

RIASS stuff: Phew, its been a while since Ive done a bookish links post. Life beckons, Im afraid! The blog might also be a little quiet over the next few days as Ill be up in Sydney catching up with a bunch of lovely publishing peeps. Bear with me. :) Interview: Ciara Geraghty on her novel Lifesaving for Beginners Review: The...

Bookish links 12 Feb: author business tips, rules for success, literary hotels more!

Bookish links 12 Feb: author business tips, rules for success, literary hotels & more!

RIASS stuff: Review: Tins by Alex Shearer'Rating: what would you do if you found a severed finger in a tin can? Review: The Empress of Ireland by Christopher Robbins'Rating: Deliciously mischievous. Review: Silent to the Bone by EL Konigsburg'Rating: A wonderful YA. Romance is in the Air giveaway: Ondine by Ebony McKenna'(open to all!) Other bookish...