I have loved to read books for as long as I can remember. I think my earliest book related memory is of me standing in the garden getting so excited as Mum and Dad gave me another Enid Blyton book. I loved the ‘Adventures of the Wishing Chair’ and ‘The Faraway Tree’ series in particular. I went on to devour John Marsden’s books, and from there, I found a love for a wide variety of genres. These days, I enjoy literary fiction, magical realism, historical fiction, poetry, non fiction, health and wellbeing, dystopian fiction, fantasy – basically I will give everything a go (though I am not a big fan of romance). Some books that are currently high on my favourites list are:
- ‘The Dream Daughter’ by Dianne Chamberlain
- ‘The Huntress’ by Kate Quinn
- ‘The Corset’ by Laura Purcell
- ‘This is Going to Hurt’ by Adam Kay
- ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak
- ‘Outlander’ by Diana Gabaldon
- ‘The Bone Clocks’ by David Mitchell
- ‘The Gracekeepers’ by Kirsty Logan
- ‘Church of Marvels’ by Leslie Parry
I also love writing, and again, have done so since I was a child. I remember creating a story while in my pool about cats, which was probably one of my first. I submitted poetry and short stories into the newsletter at primary school frequently, and was told I was ‘the best at comprehension in the class’ in grade 4 – something that kept my childlike enthusiasm for writing going strong for years!!! Towards the end of high school, although I continued to write poetry and stories in my own time, I lost some confidence when I felt that other students were so much better at it than me, despite them having no intention of pursuing it further. I knew I wanted to write after school, but I also wanted to enter the health industry, so I eventually chose to study nursing (a move that I do not regret at all). However, there was always that tug to do something related to writing. When I became unwell and unable to work, I took the chance and am thoroughly enjoying studying creative and professional writing at university. My writing style suits short stories, and I enjoy poetry too. I would like to try to write a novel sometime. The dream is to publish some of my work down the track. I am discovering that I enjoy editing, so perhaps doing something in that area would be good too.
I want to share my love of books, reading and writing, and so it seems natural to incorporate it more into my blog. I would really enjoy talking to people about it all, so please say hello!
I love that you love books. the Tidal Zone was one of my favourite books too. I adored it. I was heart broken to read it and very moved too. I became a huge Sarah Moss fan after reading the Tidal Zone. Later on I picked up Night Waking by Moss and I could see skeletons of the characters on The Tidal Zone in Night Waking. Of course, Tidal Zone is a better novel.
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Yes, The Tidal Zone is beautiful. I have not yet read anymore of Sarah Moss’ work but I intend to!
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So nice that you will show more what you read in your blog. Awesome that you have joined my group *Bookish Bloggers” and thank you so much for following, always nice to meet more people with the same interests.
Today I have posted my official first post about my new category that I want to share from now on in my blog 🙂
It is great to be part of your group! I am glad I found it. 🙂
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