New book news
How are you doing this week? Again, I am unlikely to believe you if you say ‘Fine’ but I will take ‘Getting through it’ as […]
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Winter reading recommendations
Welcome to my winter reading recommendations AKA check out these great books. Let’s face it, the weather outside is frightful, so let’s just stay indoors […]
How to support your mental health as a blogger #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
As this is Mental Health Awareness Week, I’m going to be publishing a few posts on the theme of mental health this week, starting […]
Anyone for Swedish Death Cleaning?
That’s one morbid book title up there don’t you think? Actually, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning is a lot more uplifting than […]
Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken #InternationalLiteracyDay
It’s International Literacy Day! And to celebrate, the teen and I have been working on something special. Well, actually it was mostly down to the […]
Six ways to change the world with your blog
I sometimes miss the days when blogs were an alternative to the mainstream media. These days, they pretty much ARE the mainstream, whilst traditional […]
Blogging update: six months on after the big blog reboot
It’s six months on since I took a leap into the unknown and rebooted my blog with a new design and – crucially – […]
Seven short books to read this winter
Every year I keep a list of the books I’ve read, and every year I aim to read one more than the year before. […]
New Pinterest board for bloggers over 40 launches – come join us
If you’ve read my book Social Media for Writers, you’ll know that I am very much Team Instagram rather than Team Pinterest. Personally, I find […]
10 tips for writing beauty reviews
The more I do it, the more there is to learn. Hope these ten tips are helpful for anyone starting to write beauty reviews: […]