For the past two years on my blog I've done a sort of round up of my reading for the year (read 2017's post here, and 2018's here), they were both posts I enjoyed writing so I thought why not do it again. In 2019 I read 40 books which is 20 books less than … Continue reading My 2019 in Books
My Vegan Journey – 2 Years On
How do you know if someone's a vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you write a 1,500 word blog post about it. It's officially been 2 years since I posted my blog 'My Vegan Week' which was a challenge to myself to eat only plant based meals for a whole week. (It's actually been 2 years … Continue reading My Vegan Journey – 2 Years On
NaNoWriMo 2019 – Did I give up?
NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month An annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1 and November 30” Technically yes, I haven't worked on my NaNo project in 3 consecutive days now and I've only reached around 20,000 words, but I'm okay … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2019 – Did I give up?
NaNoWriMo 2019 – What’s the Point of all this?
NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month An annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1 and November 30” Today at work I told my colleague that I was planning to get some writing done this afternoon, I told him that I was … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2019 – What’s the Point of all this?
NaNoWriMo 2019 – One Week In
NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month An annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1 and November 30” We're now on day seven of NaNo19, and it's going okay? Okay-ish. I'm close to reaching the 9,000 word mark but this week I … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2019 – One Week In
NaNoWriMo 2019 – Click Play to Begin
NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month "An annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1 and November 30" The last time I participated in NaNoWriMo was in my first year of 6th form I think I wrote something inspired heavily … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2019 – Click Play to Begin
A Screen Near You (Cinema Review Aug/Sept 2019)
I love the cinema! It's as simple as that. I love the immersive feel of the big screen, the excuse to eat way more popcorn that I would allow myself at home, the complete switch off from the outside world. At just £5 a ticket at my local Vue it's always accessible to mine and … Continue reading A Screen Near You (Cinema Review Aug/Sept 2019)
Where are we now?
Recently it's been freshers' week for a lot of students in Manchester; it seemed impossible to get through town without being stuck behind groups of young people, huddled in packs like penguins trying to survive they first winter out on their own. This combined with me recently being asked to fill in the 'Graduate Outcomes' … Continue reading Where are we now?
An Unstructured, Untitled, Unplanned Update
So, it's been a little while since I've been active here. I was sort of getting into posting regularly and I'd created some pieces I was really proud of (specifically my post about poetry, and my vegan food weekend). I had some good ideas for posts in the time I wasn't writing but no really … Continue reading An Unstructured, Untitled, Unplanned Update
The Sights to See and the Pints to Drink in Madrid – A Travel Blog
It's already been about 3 weeks since I boarded my flight to Madrid which seems crazy to even put into words, the time I spent there, and the time since coming back has gone by so fast that I'm only now getting a chance to put my experience into writing. I'm hoping to discuss a … Continue reading The Sights to See and the Pints to Drink in Madrid – A Travel Blog
