When you are a writer, it is a given that one of your biggest inspirations is books!
Why would we want to write them, if we don’t love them to?
Tag: Writing
The Top Five Things a New Year Means to a Writer
- A New Start on Finally Writing your Book
- A Whole Year Ahead to Explore Your Writing Ability
- Opportunities Yet Unknown
- Another Year to be Inspired All Over Again
- Fresh Determination to Use Your Talents and Gifts
(And Bonus! – A Totally New Chance to tackle that TBR pile! 🙂
Literary Foods: Beatrix Potter’s Roasted Apples
I have adored Beatrix Potter’s little stories since I was very young. One of my very first memories is of my dad sitting me on his knee and reading me the “Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher”. I remember asking for it to be read to me again and again and shivering when the unique frog food of “grasshopper with lady bird sauce” was mentioned at the end.
Beatrix’s little books are full of references to food. From the Roly-Poly Pudding to Peter’s feast in Mr. Gregory’s garden all the way to a mouse size banquet in the Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse and Ginger and Pickles wonderful store with mentions of sugar, peppermints, cream biscuits and water crackers. Almost all of Beatrix’s books include some reference to food or at least to the classic English custom of teatime.
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A Writer’s Hygge
As the long winter months stretch before us and I am gearing up for some short days and long nights ahead, I started thinking again about a concept I read about earlier this year. The concept of Hygge. This is a Danish idea that basically translates into English as the art form of creating feelings of cozy, warm contentment and wellness.
Imagining a Cozy Writer’s Retreat
Lately, I have thinking about how fun it would be to have a personal writer’s retreat. In the autumn, I always get the desire to travel and see new places. I have been imagining how wonderful it would be to have a cozy writing retreat to travel to and not only explore new places, but work on one of my writing projects too.
So, if I had a personal writer’s retreat to go to this is what I would have –
First, it would be in a gorgeous old house with amazing views.
Book Review: Robin Hood
Any writer should also be a reader. I have been for a long time and though I have read hundreds of books, only a few have become truly my favorites. A lot of them are books that I read when I was younger and that left a deep impression on me. Everyone remembers the first time they visited the Kansas prairie of the Little House books or the fantastic realm of Narnia.
One of those books for me was undoubtedly, Robin Hood.
Writing Nook
Who wouldn’t want to write in this gorgeous little nook?!
Legends and Roses 