Saturday, March 11, 2023
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Night of the Crabs
Sunday, March 05, 2023
Curled up with a book and fudjcat
March 04, 2023
Nearing the end of Death Bell. I am hoping the ending doesn't knock this book of the top spot of my favourite GNS book...
Read, write and cwtch the cat day
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Well, this is the last day of my two-week break from my day job. But, instead of getting all down in the dumps, I will look back on how I have used this break from the grind and what I have achieved from it.
Since this post, written at the start of my break, my meds seem to be slowly aiding my condition, and I am at last starting to see an improvement in my health. Fingers crossed, Methotrexate is finally the drug to get me back on my feet again...
Reading-wise, I have slowed down a little these past couple of weeks. But the current book I am reading, Guy N Smith's Death Bell, is one of my favourites of his so far. And I want to savour it, especially as I am so far ahead in my reading schedule this year :)
My biggest achievement over my two-week break from the day job is the progress I have made on Cold Comfort. I have now ploughed through most of the second draft of this, my longest novel, and am now a whole three months ahead of schedule. Instead of completing this second draft by the end of June, I now aim to get it completed by the end of March 2023. I will then take a few weeks break from Cold Comfort to work on the second draft of the vampire novel I wrote late last year. I hope to get the second drafts of both of this year's novels completed by the end of June. This will give me a solid six months to complete the third and final drafts of both novels, as well as produce my third Explore Gower guidebook.
So, all things considered, today is not a day to dread the coming of tomorrow and my return to the drudgery of earning a living. Instead, it is a day to celebrate the hard work I have put in these past few weeks to not only keep my creative spark alive, but to turn it into a blazing bonfire!
Time to chill...
Wow! Bargain GNS
Wow. These two GNS books arrived in the post today. Both books are in excellent condition and are unread.
Peeking through the first few pages of each book, I found both were 1st editions. Not only that, but Phobia was a signed copy ☺️
For those book-hunting themselves, give WoB a try. I only spent £3.49 each on these book, especially when the price of Guy N Smith books are spiralling beyond affordability on eBay. These two books. for example, can go for as much as these prices on eBay:
I snagged them for £3.49 each (delivery free) from World of Books. Give 'em a try.
Death Bell by Guy N Smith
February 18, 2023
Time to start by 6th Guy N Smith book of 2023. Reviews coming soon...
Tales from the Graveyard by Guy N Smith
February 12, 2023
Starting my 5th Guy N Smith novel of 2023. I've never read so many books in a year and it's only mid-Feb.
The Master by Guy N Smith
January 28, 2023
Time to start my fourth Guy N Smith book of 2023. It's time for The Master.
The last Guy N Smith book I read, Thirst, was a great read, but I found the ending rushed, as if the author had grown tired of writing it and wanted to move on to his next book. That said, he did write a sequel to Thirst several years later - titled The Plague - Thirst II.
Guy N Smith Books
Having read x3 Guy N Smith books during January, I thought I would ease up on reading in February. It's a short month, and editing Cold Comfort is requiring more work than I originally envisioned. My target for February 2023 is now to read just x1 Guy N Smith book and to edit x3 more chapters of Cold Comfort.
A busy week ahead...
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Got a lot of reading and writing to do over the next week...
A cosy evening with Guy N Smith
I'm really enjoying this read. I'm about halfway through the book now, and I think it's up with with the best of Guy's stories I have read so far...
Thirst
January 15, 2023
I've started reading my third Guy N Smith book of 2023. Satan's Snowdrop was an average read from the author. And I could suspend my disbelief in the premise of the story enough to give it a glowing review. Hoping for better things with Thirst, though I hope my 🐈's reaction to seeing me start reading this title isn't going to be an accurate premonition.
A Busy Week
January 13, 2022
It has been a busy week, which I spent reading, sorting out our attic room and continuing editing the second draft of Cold Comfort, which is coming along to schedule. Unfortunately, the sheer length of this novel means that it won't be ready for publication until the final quarter of 2023 :(
Satan's Snowdrop
Saturday, January 07, 2023
I finished reading Guy N Smith's Doomflight this morning. It is certainly up there with some of the author's finer reads. Today, I commence with what I have been told is one of his darker works - Satan's Snowdrop...
Resolutions Start Slowly
Friday, January 06, 2023
One week into the New Year, and my reading schedule is my only resolution going to plan. I have watched a lot less TV in the evenings, instead devoting this time to ploughing through the Guy N Smith novel Doomflight.
Healthwise, 2023 has not been too kind and I am now back on antibiotics to help reduce my skin inflammation, which is making my mobility an issue. This has obviously affected my goal of getting more exercise and reducing my weight - although I have cut back on my on snacking too heavily. I will continue to monitor my food/drink intake, I don't envision my health improving in that time so a new exercise regime may have to wait a while longer.
My Explore Gower fb page is up and running, though I need to increase its popularity.
I have a week away from my day job now as the union there has called a five-day strike for my department. I hope to use this time to get two further chapters of Cold Comfort sorted in second draft format and to start reading my second Guy N Smith novel of the year - the title of which I am still undecided upon.
2023 Reading List
Sunday, January 01, 2023
Following on from my last post post, these three titles arrived through my letterbox the other day:
I am eager to read the top book of the above pile, but first I have to get through this little book:
I am going to try and read as many Guy N Smith books as I can in 2023. I wonder many I will be able to get thru...
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