Life Updates and Reading
Life has been chaotic but at least there are books to read.
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Keeping it Relatable: My Thoughts on Red, White, and Royal Blue
This is the kind of novel I’ll reread on a bad day for many years to come. It’s rare to find books that comfort you like that. And yet–and yet, there’s something I can’t reconcile with: their incredible privilege.
“Fugitive Love”: On Vikram Seth’s ‘An Equal Music’
Ultimately this is a story about the one that got away. The book wonders what could have been. Therein lies its tragedy.
How to make an adventure novel more exciting – my opinions
How do you write an exciting adventure story? I’ve been mulling over this recently.
Interview Your Character With These Thirty Questions!
Thirty questions to ask your character!
21: Medicine
Day two of lockdown featured frantic calls to the vet.
Diving Into Earthsea – I Finally Read Ursula Le Guin!
My thoughts on my first Ursula Le Guin novel.
21: The Lockdown Begins
“Because I was up last night, I started The Crown. I’ll say it’s for research, and that’s true, but the fact is, Netflix has recommended it to me so many times, that I just gave up and decided to watch the first episode.”
Quarantine Diaries – II: The Value of the Arts
As I try to power through with positivity, I’ve been thinking about the value of art, and artists.
