Category: Fun Stuff

Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019, Author Shelley Wilson
Authors, Blogging, Books, Fun Stuff, Top 10 Writing Tips

Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019 #Blogging #Top10WritingTips #BookReviews

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Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019. I haven’t blogged as much as I would like this year, but the content I have shared has been well received by followers far and wide. In July, I launched my Top 10 Writing Tips feature, which proved to be incredibly popular with readers and writers alike. I thought… Continue reading Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019 #Blogging #Top10WritingTips #BookReviews

My Top 5 Favourite Reads of 2019, Author Shelley Wilson
Authors, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Fun Stuff, Historical Fiction, Indie Author, Inspirational, Non Fiction, Reading, Young Adult

My Top 5 Favourite Reads of 2019 #Fiction #YA #NonFiction

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My Top 5 Favourite Reads of 2019 I’ve struggled with my reading goals for the last couple of years (one of the many annoying side effects of depression). My Goodreads challenge has dropped significantly, and if I manage ten books, it’s worthy of a celebration. Sometimes I’ve started to read but not had the headspace… Continue reading My Top 5 Favourite Reads of 2019 #Fiction #YA #NonFiction

Authors, Fiction, Fun Stuff, Indie Author, NaNoWriMo, Non Fiction, The Writing Process, Writing

Why Failing at NaNoWriMo is Okay #Writing

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Why Failing at NaNoWriMo is Okay. Hello, I’m Shelley, and I’m a big fat failure! I’m not upset by this statement, and in fact, I find it quite liberating to admit my failures, especially when they’re writing-related. I recently met two lovely A-Level English students, and I felt thoroughly inspired as I listened to their… Continue reading Why Failing at NaNoWriMo is Okay #Writing

Books, Fiction, Fun Stuff, Young Adult

Opening Lines – What hooks a reader? #AmReading

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It’s been a few years since I published an opening lines blog post highlighting my favourite novels. To celebrate some of the incredible books I’ve read recently I thought I’d do it again. Feel free to join in and tag me so I can read your posts. Here are eight novels where the opening lines… Continue reading Opening Lines – What hooks a reader? #AmReading