Welcome to Litsy!

.5/5⭐ Super pretentious. The author talks about himself in the highest terms and name/location drops all over the place. He says he has “merrily disregarded every distinction between highbrow, middlebrow, and lowbrow taste“ as if he's some benevolent writing god and then proceeds to name specific authors he clearly thinks fall into one of those brows (but he doesn't distinguish, so it's not elitist!). ⬇

#PoetryMatters
#Devil

I really like this one.

#TeamMonsterMash
@StayCurious

So im obsessed with these bracelets! Theyre by a company called Zox and they make empowering and inspirational double sided bracelets! Theyre like reminders you can wear! I have a bunch already and they finally made a bookish one!

George is one of my favorite mystery writers & when I saw she wrote a book about turning an idea into a novel, I knew I had to read it. Using her book ‘Careless in Red‘, George explains, & shows, how she builds a story, step by step, from establishing & researching the setting, finding the plot kernel, creating characters, building their inner & outer worlds, voice, development, step outlining & more. Very interesting for readers & writers alike.

15 months ago I had never read poetry in my life (apart from a handful of lone poems sprinkled throughout my 33 years) and everything I read was digital. Now, this is my poetry shelf (well on its way to 22 inches long). Yeah, I‘m proud. #shelfie
@TheBookHippie you‘ve created a monster! 😂 What have you done?! 🤣

This is a must read for anyone who wants to make an emotional impact with their writing. The techniques presented may be take some practice to master, but they are presented in a clear and easy to understand way. As an editor, I‘ll be recommending this book often. As a writer, I‘ll refer to it just as much. This is not a sit-and-read craft book, it requires active participation, which is what makes it so great.

##PoetryMatters #Cheer

Also love the tagged book. #teachersoflitsy

Minerva‘s keeping me company while I prep for #Nanowrimo by reading the tagged book. I‘m enjoying it a lot, other than the author using examples from books I intend to read. Some have a quick “spoilers ahead!” notice but some don‘t & they often contain what I‘d consider minor spoilers. It‘s annoying, but I can get past it because there are lots of useful exercises that I‘m sure will help me improve my novels. I can‘t wait to get started!

Thanks for the tag @Klou 💕
@Eggs #wondrouswednesday though now it‘s Thursday...

1. Winnie the Pooh & Wind in the Willows
2. ‘Born a Crime‘ on Audio, ‘The Rosie Project‘ in print
3. Gone Girl
4. Avocado toast (or pain au chocolat if I‘m indulging!)
5. Play along if you‘d like.... 💕

I‘m sure it‘s no surprise books are my favourite #hobby: reading, writing & reading about writing or writing about reading! If you look past all the penguins you can sort of see my “writing resources“ shelf: books about writing (close up top right), reference books & books that inspire. I also collect penguins, play board games and D&D, and I crochet. I‘m hoping to try some #audiocrocheting this winter! #SelfImprovementSept