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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 120

04 Jun 2017 29 Comments

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“Bloom where you are planted.” – Possibly from the Scriptures, but not these exact words!

When Spidey gave me this quote to work with today, I had a think, and it really ‘grew’ (sorry!) on me,

We are not always able to choose where we live, or what situation we find ourselves in. But the point is that if you can accept where you are in life, you can make the best of whatever life has given you, and blossom.

Sometimes it’s best to be king or queen of your own little pond, rather than dreaming of taking over an ocean. If that ocean is in your fate, it will happen.

Don’t dream so big, that you forget to wake up and live your actual life!

Having said that, it is not bad to dream… To aspire to become someone or something is never a bad thing!

Have a wonderful Sunday Peeps!

#SoCS June 3/17 – Whether/Weather

03 Jun 2017 31 Comments

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Linda’s #SoCS prompt for this week…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “whether/weather.” Use one, use both, use them any way you’d like. Bonus points if you start and end your post with one (or each) of them. Enjoy!

Whether it’s spring or summer,
Winter or fall
You know one thing that’s common
In all
You’ll get wind, sun, and rain
Together
Because that’s just typical
British weather!

Ritu 2017

Book Review: How To Craft Superbad Villains – 13 Steps to Evil by Sacha Black

02 Jun 2017 15 Comments

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After all the hype, and the moans and groans from Sacha about this book as it started as a tiny zygote (idea) and became an embryo (opinion polls etc.), then a foetus (first draft), through to the time of painful contractions (editing) and labour (publishing), I had to get my hands on a copy! (Actually I got two… Kindle and then the Paperback!)

And I really wasn’t disappointed! Here reads my review, on Amazon and Goodreads.

Star Rating:

Never, as a fledgeling writer, did I think I would ever want/need to read ‘how to’ books regarding writing, much less a book about crafting Villains!
To be honest, in my writing, I have never really thought about the need for a villain, though after reading this book, I realise that they are EVERYWHERE!
Whether in a children’s book, or Science fiction, in Chick Lit or Fantasy, there will be a villain lurking, and now I know how to
a) spot one, and
b) create one!
Sacha Black has, in a mere 13 steps, shown us would-be (and experienced!) writers exactly what our thought process should be regarding those negative characters that are omnipresent in Literature.
Using her immense knowledge of popular characters form both Fiction, TV and Film, she has created a guide that gives you many ‘A-ha!’, ‘Of course!’ and ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ moments!
A great and simple book to read with so much information, presented in a humorous way.
Definitely one to recommend to all those writers out there!

I didn’t mention them in my review, but the Appendices were fantastic too, I think they are something I will be referring to a lot!