For many years of my life, I've been the type of person who sets annual goals. I used to write these out and prestik them up to my walls. At university, my warden in res was delighted when she checked my dorm room at the end of the first time and found that I had… Continue reading Reading and Life Update 1, 2024
On not finishing #NaNoWriMo2023
Getting back into writing and feeling proud.
Book Review: Fluid: The Freedom to Be
When I read Fluid, the first word that came to mind was alchemy: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination. The invitation When the call for stories for Fluid came out it said the following: In a FLUID state nothing is fixed, matter can flow easily, between borders and boundaries, between cultures, between… Continue reading Book Review: Fluid: The Freedom to Be
NaNoWriMo 2023
As a challenge to myself, I have signed up to participate in this year's National Novel Writing Month (#NaNoWriMo). Follow along with me.
Birthday Week SALE
Today is my birthday. I am 39 years old. One more year and then I'm in a new decade of my life. WILD! To celebrate the almost end of my 30s, for this week (30 October - 5 November) I'm offering 39% off both The Fall and The Peculiars for South African customers. Get each… Continue reading Birthday Week SALE
Writing advice from Neil Gaiman
“I would go down to my lovely little gazebo, sit down, and I’m absolutely allowed not to do anything. I’m allowed to sit at my desk, I’m allowed to stare out at the world. I’m not allowed to do a crossword, read a book, phone a friend…all I’m allowed to do is absolutely nothing —… Continue reading Writing advice from Neil Gaiman
Jen Thorpe 