December 31st was the deadline for the writing competition hosted by Dutch Comic Con. I took part in it before, but my story wasn’t selected that time. I wanted to give it another go, especially because the new theme was ‘games’. Games are kind of my thing (understatement of the year), so I thought my Read More
Finalist Writing Competition
Instead Of “Be Healthy”, Use “Manage Your Health”
I’m reading much more non-fiction lately, and before that I also read business blogs with productivity tips and other related topics. One of the topics mentioned in nearly everything is your health. But every author’s approach is different. Some are more nuanced, others are frightfully blunt. And I’ll say this: the phrase “be healthy” is Read More
Review: Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis
Moontangled is Stephanie Burgis’ latest Harwood Spellbook novella. She offered to send me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I love the series so I didn’t need to think hard about that one. Moontangled follows Juliana and Caroline, a couple we’ve seen in the previous books, but who now get the center stage. Read More
Changing How I Use Social Media
One and a half years ago I decided to change how I used social media. Twitter in particular. I realized I could get more out of my social media if I changed my behavior. Instead of only liking a tweet, I’d reply too. This was inspired after multiple people mentioned how much they appreciated a Read More
Reading Challenge and BBNYA
Last year I set an ambitious reading goal on Goodreads of 45 books, one more than I read the year before. I forgot, however, that I read less when I write. I managed to read around 40 books, but not enough to complete my goal. That’s why I want to do something completely different this Read More
Book Tour: The Cake Fairies by Isabella May
When I heard Rachel was organizing another tour for Isabella May, I immediately signed up. Isabella tweeted regularly about her new cake-centered book over the past year, so I was really excited to read it. Rachel was kind of to provide me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. The Cake Fairies Read More
On My Mind: Audiobooks Just Aren’t For Me
For as long as I can remember, stories have been part of my life. Even when I couldn’t read yet. I had a My First Sony, and my parents bought me cassettes with stories on them. I fell asleep every night listening to fairy tales (the Grimm ones, not Disney) or Sesame Street. The voice Read More
Year in Review: 2019
Narratess turned three with the new year, so it’s worth looking back and see what changed in the last year. 2019 was the first year my book reviews had their dedicated space on Tuesday. Doing those twice monthly meant I posted 78 times, instead of 52 the year before. I don’t know how much this Read More
Review: Dragons by R.J. Furness
Dragons is the third book in the Sapphire Smythe & The Shadow Five serial. Sapphire is learning how to use her powers, but can’t control them. Slowly, more is being revealed about what’s going on, but Sapphire still doesn’t know the whole story. We’re already familiar with the setting and the characters, so it’s all Read More
Best Reads Of 2019
This is probably one of the hardest posts to write every year. Which books are the best? My selection is always of what I’ve read this year, regardless of when it’s published. Don’t expect to see many new releases on here since I still have a huge backlog of books to get through. I failed Read More