Verisimilitude n. the appearance of being true or real. Source: Oxford Dictionaries
When The Great Gatsby came out, I was desperate to see it. The trailer captured all the vibrant, cinematic elements that made Baz Luhrmann’s earlier masterpiece, Moulin Rouge, so great. So I immersed myself in the razzle dazzle of the world that Fitzgerald created, which Luhrmann brings so vividly to life on the screen. But as the end credits rolled, I found myself… Read More
This Sunday I’m luxuriating because I’ve got a whole week off work! I cannot tell you how excited I am to generally laze about, lying on the sofa with a blanket, reading and watching marathons of Grey’s Anatomy and True Blood. But first I’m off to London tomorrow to catch up with some of the girls I met at The… Read More
It’s happened to us all at one time or another. We’ve been introduced to someone new and they just don’t seem to take to us. Or maybe a good friend is annoyed at us and we can’t understand why. Perhaps we get a lecture at work about being more approachable or being able to take criticism. Do you scratch your… Read More
Review: Instructions for a Heatwave, by Maggie O’Farrell When their father pops out to the shops one morning during a fierce heatwave and fails to return, the three adult Riordan children are forced to return home and support their mother. They each bring their own problems and as the family searches for their patriarch, seething tensions and long buried secrets… Read More
It’s been a few months now since the final book in The Southern Vampire Mysteries was released, although there is apparently an addendum to the series coming out in October that will explain what happened to the characters after the story ended. For a small town girl, Sookie Stackhouse’s life is full of trauma. She’s forever being attacked, shot, stabbed,… Read More
I don’t usually blog on Mondays, but today I’m writing a bonus post because it’s my one year blogoversary! That’s right; I’ve been blogging for one whole year. The last year has gone by ridiculously quickly, but I’m proud of myself for sticking with this blogging malarkey and posting regularly. Some days it’s been hard and I’ve had zero motivation,… Read More
A few months ago I contributed to a fantastic literary project called Dear Angel. This week I spotted this photo on Facebook – it’s a shot of my contribution to the exhibition. Quite excited! Post by Lindisfarne Gospels Durham. Should BuzzFeed really be the future of content marketing? A few tips on getting over your writers’ block. There’s been a… Read More