May 24, 2014 | Entertainment, Writing
Yesterday, I posted about all these wonderful words that various languages use around the world. But what about all those words that English used to have, but somehow were forgotten, disappearing from memory? Isn’t it awful that we no longer have a word for...
May 23, 2014 | Entertainment, Writing
It’s a lovely Friday afternoon, and the weather is the epitome of what May should be: brightly but gently sunny, with a few fluffy white clouds strategically positioned in the sky and smells of all kinds of flowers hanging around as you walk. It really is the time to...
May 22, 2014 | Entertainment, Writing
I happened across this brilliant map by Jamie Clark, and I had to share! It shows the different words one can use to make connections, whether to compare, contrast, emphasise etc. Enjoy, and don’t forget to visit his blog for more awesome stuff!
May 21, 2014 | Entertainment
If you’re anything like me, when invited to a person’s house, you discreetly go through your host’s bookshelves to see what they like reading –that is, if there are any books in the house- and consider whether you have a literary connection between you. I have...
May 16, 2014 | Entertainment
As a kid, I used to love reading comics. I still do, actually. My parents, concerned that I would fail at school, thought that it was not ‘serious reading’ and that I was wasting my time, while I should be studying math and physics instead. During a move from one...
May 11, 2014 | Entertainment, Writing
Readers of my blog may have noticed my love of science fiction. I loved reading as a child, even if I could not explain the thrill I felt when reading Jules Verne’s or HG Wells’ works. I recently felt vindicated in my love of the genre, when I read the...
May 10, 2014 | Entertainment
Amazon revolutionized the marketplace by making it possible for everyone to review a product. Naturally, some people abused their newly-found power to have some fun. Buzzfeed recently posted a collection of 16 hilariously inappropriate reviews; I chose four of them...
May 9, 2014 | Entertainment
Earlier today, I was trying to upload my latest book, The Power of Six, on Goodreads. I started by searching the site to see if it had already been discovered by Goodreads, so I used my name as the search term. Imagine my surprise when, besides Pearseus, my epic...
May 4, 2014 | Entertainment, Fun Historical Facts
I saw this brilliant post on TAXI, and I just had to share! To celebrate the launch of its new letterheads, online printing company MOO has imagined what the business cards of famous historical figures would look like today. “We chose iconic figures from history known...
Apr 29, 2014 | Entertainment, Writing
Remember my 6-word flash sci-fi stories? Knowing how much you enjoyed those, here are some fresh ones: On Mondays they turned gravity off. A paper world. Suddenly, it rains. “Can you hear me?” said Google. Cat carrier reviews. Schrödinger’s mixed...
