There’s been a bunch of talk about the YA industry plummeting to its fiery death (particularly in the UK) recently. Which, as a YA author writing in the UK, has honestly had me pretty disheartened. So, over on the social media feeds I decided we should have a UK YA revolution! The most popular books … Continue reading UK YA Revolution
Battling Dragons and Climbing Mountains
When I was trying to come up with something to write about today I couldn’t think of a damn thing. After a lot of mental straining the only word that came to mind was helpless because that’s how I’ve spent a long time feeling. Helpless is how I would describe my mood today. I did … Continue reading Battling Dragons and Climbing Mountains
An Overdue Discussion About Being a Working-Class Millennial
When I published my post about money last week [you can check it out here if you haven’t already] I expected backlash. In my overactive imagination companies far and wide would somehow get my number to inform me I was on every blacklist in the land. Angry mobs of rich people would turn up with gold … Continue reading An Overdue Discussion About Being a Working-Class Millennial
Why We Need Money & Why I’m Done Apologising for It
We live in a world where mentioning money can take you out the running for a job. Fact. It’s happened to me. Mention the word ‘salary’ in a job interview and wait for the hissed intake of breath, the knowing glance at a colleague, and the vague non-answer. You can almost see them mentally scratch … Continue reading Why We Need Money & Why I’m Done Apologising for It
The Importance of Talking About Rejection
Advice threads have become a pretty common place thing over on the ol’ Twitter space and one I keep reading is to NEVER talk about rejection. Not anywhere. Not ever. Apparently we all have to pretend we're gravy even when we feel like sprouts. Talking about rejection only guarantees more rejection because companies don’t want … Continue reading The Importance of Talking About Rejection
My Top 6 Goals for 2019
Whilst I’m not a fan of the whole ‘new year new me’ philosophy I do have so many goals for the next year of my life. However, a lot of them are out of my control. Therefore, I’ve compiled six goals which I believe are (mostly) in my control. Here they are: Become healthier/ happier. … Continue reading My Top 6 Goals for 2019
My Best Bits of 2018
At the end of the year I have the tendency to focus on what I haven’t achieved. There will inevitably be a few days where I feel down and locked into thinking about what didn’t go right this year. On paper I’ve gone back several places in 2018 and it kinda sucks when it comes … Continue reading My Best Bits of 2018
Mental Health at Christmas
Speaking from behind the filters has always been my goal with this blog and Christmas is one of the most filtered times of the year. Wherever we look people are celebrating with friends in idyllic settings, buying designer goods for their multitude of gorgeous friends, and attending perfectly Dickensian markets. But that's not reality for … Continue reading Mental Health at Christmas
My Best Books of 2018
Owing to my career choice I read many more books than your average Joe. Most of them are YA because I write YA, which figures. As I read so much, though, I like to make a little list of my favourites to keep track. Thus, in no particular order, here are my best books of … Continue reading My Best Books of 2018
10 Very Budget Gift Ideas
I’ve been looking at Christmas gift guides now for a while, trying to figure out how to make my measly budget go the furthest, but all the ‘budget’ lists I find aren’t really budget at all. That or they’re filled with tat no-one would realistically use. So, I decided to compile some very budget Christmas … Continue reading 10 Very Budget Gift Ideas
