Tag Archives: books

Catch Up Blog: Amazon Acquires Goodreads

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Ileandra Young

WAH! I missed a post. Even in the most knackering of days after no sleep whatsoever when my boys were born I didn’t miss a post. Now…? Oh well. It had to happen eventually I suppose. Anyway, I was going … Continue reading →

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Reading As A Reader, Reading As A Writer, Reading As An Editor

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Ileandra Young

I picked up a book last week. My absolute favourite author in the world and yet there are several books by him I haven’t read yet. One of them was a movie adaptation from the well known Hammer Horror franchise. … Continue reading →

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The Book Fairy’s Bigger, Badder Cousin!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Ileandra Young

Oh. My. God! I knew it had to exist. I just knew, but I hadn’t managed to turn up anything during my (halfhearted) internet searches. Last Saturday I took three books along with me to the Phoenix Writers, intending to … Continue reading →

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Bonus Blog: Books I Want To Read in 2012

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ileandra Young

Welcome to the fifth (I think) of my bonus blog entries for the this, the first week of 2012! I’ve hinted that there were several things I wanted to be sure I did this year and you’ll be pleased to … Continue reading →

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Where Do My Characters Come From?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Ileandra Young

I get asked this a lot. For some reason people seem to think it should be horrifically difficult to come up with a character idea or concept or outline. For me, it doesn’t seem to be . Which is nice. … Continue reading →

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