2020 - Jasper & Spice

I made my OCs in the Sims4 (SW#48)

Happy Wednesday! (what to put here?) I am once again procrastinating writing this WIP, but in my defence, I did write 4,000 words last week, bringing the total up to 34,000 words! If you want to know about this WIP, there are heaps of posts in the NaNoWriMo 2019 tag dating back to…

Books TBR

March TBR, because I finished my Jan TBR!

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Yes, I said Jan TBR. I'm a slow reader. Since I left for Korea at the end of November 2019, till the end of January 2020 I read a total of 2.2 novels. I DNF'd a novel too (hence the .2) which made it a truly sad two months when…

Author Interviews Books

Vengeance Blooms Author, Chloe Hodge Answers My Burning Questions About Her First Novel!!! (SPOILERS)

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Ever wanted to know more about the book you just read? All three posts have been made possible by the wonderfully lovely Chloe Hodge who's kindness over social media started it all. Her amazing novel Vengeance Blooms, which I reviewed on Monday kick-started my list of questions and Chloe was…

Author Interviews Books

Author, Chloe Hodge Answers My Questions About Self-Publishing and Editing! (SW#47)

Hai Spicy Hoomans! I'm curious, so I asked questions. The posts this week have been made possible by the wonderful Chloe Hodge, author of Vengeance Blooms, a book I recently finished and have fallen in love with. She has graciously accepted to answer some questions on two topics; Her novel, Vengeance Blooms which…

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Vengeance Blooms by Chloe Hodge | Spoiler Free Book Review

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Support Self-Published Authors! I finally finished the last book on my January TBR!! *cue happy royalty-free cheer (that one from YouTube)* I'm pretty proud of me. After DNFing Wearing Paper Dresses which I wasn't so into, I picked this novel up and my reading slump was evicted. I'm also happy…

Books S(W)Itched (Original Novel)

My First YA Page Writing Meet of 2020!

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Writing, Chatting & Snacking! This morning I ventured into Mr. Tulk cafe in Melbourne's CBD to catch up with Sarah, Emily and other budding writers who are currently drafting the next New York Times Bestseller! I was feeling really uninspired today so I didn't really get much writing done. I…

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My First Time Drafting & Submitting a Post to Another Blog!

Hai Spicy Hoomans! I'd love to make blogging my job one day... I am a new member of a blogging group named, The Book Slut! I applied and was accepted as a blogger on the site late last year. Since then, I have pitched ideas and as of last week, had a post…

Books S(W)Itched (Original Novel) Writing Wednesday

What I’ve Written So Far In 2020.

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Ah, writing... I'm writing this today because it’s a Thursday and Thursday's mean that I participate in #TheWriteNight on Twitter. If you don’t know, #TheWriteNight is run by @TheYAPage on Twitter, which is also a writing group that meets for brunch once a month to write and chat. If I’m…

Books Organisation

How I’ve Tracked My Reading Since 2017

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Electronic or Hardcopy? Many people choose Goodreads and that's super cool if you are good at maintaining a tracker. I, unlike many, am not. Instead, I like to keep a simple manual record on my phone and put data into Goodreads when I remember to. I have an android mobile…

Books TBR

My January 2020 TBR Sucks!

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Yeah, I said it! I have been in a reading slump all December because I'd caught the travel bug which, if you have travelled, takes up a lot of your time and energy, leaving little room for reading. Good news is, I'm back and ready to smash through my TBR;…