A Magical World Of Words

It has been so long since I did a WIP Diaries post! Today's is a bit different - I'll be sharing some random facts about my writing style and process.

Hope you enjoy reading about them :)




1: DARK STORIES /  Look, I've tried okay? I've tried to be fluffy and a believer in happily-ever-afters, but for some reason my stories always end up dark, brutal, and tragic. The sadder, the better. The darker, the better. It's kinda worrying tbh ;)


2: TOO MANY CHARACTERS /
This is a mixed blessing. I am never short of character ideas, which is great, but I also have a hard time resisting adding characters to my stories. I mean, sometimes a big cast can work, but sometimes it doesn't, and sometimes it's just plain unnecessary. Hence the frustration. Once I had a cast of 20 characters in my WIP (all of them lead characters, mind you...) when actually I only needed about 5. Of course, once I've thought of a character for a story, I don't want to remove him or her, so…

Almost the end of August! Almost! Wow. 
I finished season 1 of Riverdale (even if season 2 was available on Netflix SA, I wouldn't be keen on watching it. I mean it's fun, but I've read that the second season is a lot darker and given that I don't think it's a great series anyway, the motivation isn't there), I'm still loving Brooklyn Nine-Nine, still re-watching TATBILB (obviously), and I'm on season 8 of TVD.  TV is good :) 
It hasn't been an amazing week otherwise. I haven't been feeling on top of things. Hopefully it'll pass soon, though.
We've also been getting so much rain!! Yay!! 

Posts of the Week
I posted a book blitz about The Things We Leave Unsaid.

Currently Reading
In the Afterlight and The Martian Girl are a slog, and I'm re-reading Shadow and Bone for a series review.


Around the Blogosphere
Emily reviews the new movie release To All The Boys I've Loved Before

Lindsey shares tips & tricks to beat a reading slump

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I'm excited to be sharing some info about this new book! Read on to find out more...







Is it the things we don’t say that haunt us the most? Clare is anxious to start a family with adoring husband, Pete. When she takes on the seemingly simple task of obtaining her late mother’s birth certificate, she finds herself in a family history search that will challenge everything she thought she knew about her life. Scarred by her parents' ill-fated marriage, Tessa lives by three rules – dating unavailable men, building her café into a food empire, and avoiding her father. However, when her carefully planned life is thrown into chaos, Tessa is forced to decide which of these rules she’s willing to break. As Clare and Tessa’s paths cross and their friendship grows, can they both finally unlock their family secrets in order to realise their futures?


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From interior designer to author, Linn - who also writes under the pen name of Lucy Coleman - says ‘it’s b…

GUYS GUYS GUYS I WATCHED TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE. IT WAS AMAZING TO SAY THE LEAST. GO WATCH IT AND THEN RE-WATCH IT. Some random thoughts: - I SHIP IT. - Beautiful use of colour and the scenes are gorgeous. LOVE THE AESTHETIC. - Can I have my own Peter Kavinsky please - I relate to Lara Jean so freaking much. Literally. It's insane.  - POSITIVE FAMILY DYNAMICS YAS. - Gold humour and adorableness. - THE CHARACTERS AREN'T SEXUALISED AND I AM HERE FOR IT.


In other news, my week was busy but productive. I've started doing admin work for my dad to earn money and that's eating up my time; I'm exercising and feeling better about myself; I'm waking up earlier to read my Bible; aaand I'm all-round feeling good. Yay :) 

Posts of the Week
I reviewed a superb thriller, The Puppet Show.

I reviewed a YA novel, Tradition.

Currently Reading
I'm finding all of these books boring, except for Catwoman, which I'm buddy reading with my #squad <3


For Revie…