French Words I Learned This Week – 21/02/2015
Morning all! It feels like ages since I last did a vocab post and that one had a bit of an architectural theme. Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent some time reading […]
Tag Archives: writer
How to be amazing at procrastination in 5 easy steps
Today I have been so great at procrastinating I thought I’d tell you how I did it. 1. Find a new series of something on Netflix. For me, it was Blacklist, […]
French words I have learned this week – 20/09/2014
So, another spell of research and reading has led to loads and loads of word-checks. Here are my 10 faves this week: fouineur nm OR fouineuse nf – nosey parker marelle […]
City of Names: Charles Dickens
“I cannot tell you what an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world.” Charles Dickens, 1844. As a Brit, if you asked […]
French words I learned this week – 23/05/2014
Writing about Paris means that I read a lot of books in both English and French and I’m constantly coming across words that I don’t know. I’m usually unaware that I […]
Agent Experiences
Reading through blogs and tweets from other authors trying to get published I see quite a lot of negativity about the role of literary agents in the process so I […]
The Mystery of… The Oldest Tag in Paris
Paris is a city known for its art. No matter which guide book you choose to buy you’ll be advised to visit the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo or […]
The Waiting
The title of this post sounds like the title of a horror film. Maybe that’s because it’s about one of the most frightening parts of this writer’s life. I am […]
