Lisa Writes – Three Things Challenge 22/9/19

Thank you Pensitivity101 for this writing prompt! Your words today are: dip, clubhouse, scraps The Treehouse We had wanted to build a treehouse for a long time. Jonah and I had fantasised about it since we were little. Now, at the age of fourteen, we were making it happen. We had drawn blueprints and saved...

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Lisa Writes – Writing Prompt 22/9/19

I discovered this writing prompt from Sammi Scribbles and thought it would be fun to take part. "I’d barter my shoes for a slice of that cheesy pizza!" This was a fun little prompt. I'll look out for another next weekend! Have you had a go? I'd love to read what you've come up with!...

Stacking the Shelves – 21/9/19

Stacking The Shelves is hosted at Tynga’s Reviews and is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!...

Review: Birthday – Meredith Russo

This was a powerful story! The blurb from the back of the book: Meet Eric and Morgan. Born on the same day, at the same time, in the same place. They've always shared this one day together, but as they grow up they begin to grow apart. Everyone expects Eric to get a football scholarship,...

First Lines Friday – 20/9/19

First Line Friday is a weekly feature that I now love to take part in. It is hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover or by its author, we judged the book by its opening lines? Here is how it works: - Pick a book off your shelf...

Lisa Writes – Opening Lines

I have learnt that opening lines in a story are the most important. These are used to hook the reader. I would like to share with you the first few lines of my current manuscript. I would love to hear your thoughts! "Hold her steady!" I listened and watched as their army used their pitiful...

Audiobooks – Yes or No?

There is a lot of speculation about audiobooks. I've had some people say to me that they don't count them as reading because technically they are not books. I've also had comments saying that audiobooks are the only way one can read. I want to share with you some pros and cons of audiobooks, and...

WWW Wednesday – 18/9/19

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking On A World of Words. It asks the three questions: - What have you just finished reading? - What are you currently reading? - What are you reading next? What have I just finished reading? Unleashed by Amy McCulloch I absolutely loved this book! It was...

Top Ten Tuesday – 17/9/19

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010, and then moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books and the desire to bring bookish friends together. This weeks topic is: Things I eat and...