Heya guys Welcome to another R.E. Brooker blog entry. Okay, so there are a lot of writing movies for us to enjoy, but unfortunately many are lost in the generic whirlpool, those films with more universally relatable plots, (although, being a writer myself, I will never understand why not everyone in the world doesn’t want […]
Continue ReadingNew Horizons: Exciting Years!
Heya guys, I just wanted to update you on what happened yesterday, and – in all honesty – I am beginning to see it as a really exciting, positive thing! 🙂 You ready? Pfft… Of course you are…. From now on, I am going to be sending out my book to literary agents by myself. […]
Continue ReadingThe Personification and Justification of Love in the Harry Potter Series And why J.K. Rowling did what she did!
Quick note: I wrote this a very long time ago, and just copied it from Facebook now, but I thought that my Harry Potter essays deserved to be seen on my blog, just because of the time I spent on them! and yes, that is my replica Hufflepuff cup <:) I absolutely love Harry Potter, […]
Continue ReadingGenres In The Market: How to Differentiate Between Them
Over the past week, I’ve seen a lot of people saying that they don’t know what genre or market their book fits into, so I thought I would share with you what I have learnt over the years – and hope this helps you work out where your writing belongs! 🙂 I might be wrong […]
Continue ReadingThe Power of Twitter and making Wonderful Connections – Part Two –
When I shared ‘The Power of Twitter and making Wonderful Connections’ blog entry the other day, I had no idea how helpful it would be for those in the #amwriting community. After putting it up, I was inundated with users thanking me for imparting so many tips – and later that afternoon – quickly realised […]
Continue ReadingThe Power of Twitter, and Making Wonderful Connections!
When I first joined Twitter in May 2015, I had no idea that I would have such a bond with the website. It was just a new place to market my writing, and something I joined because I had heard that it was good to have an online presence as an author. It was a […]
Continue ReadingMixed Emotions (Back ‘Home’)
I had been putting it off for weeks. No. Months. The fact that I needed to visit was a difficult concept, not just because the house would be filled with memories – both good and bad – of how Mum was, but also because I felt really guilty. My step dad lives there now, by […]
Continue ReadingWhat J.M. Barrie’s classic ‘Neverland’ means to me, and why ‘growing up’ has such a powerful effect
There is nowhere else in the world that I feel so strongly about, and that includes Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In fact – the mere idea that I’ll never be able to fly to the second star to the right, and run about on the island with The Lost Boys; and eat imaginary […]
Continue ReadingAfter Mum’s Passing: Inner Truths
Hello, all. Many apologies, I haven’t written a blog entry for a while, but I required some time for my writing, rewriting and editing. That came first. It will always come first. Over the past month, I have discovered things about myself that were always there in the background but I was never able to […]
Continue ReadingBass, books, voices, and believing in my writing again :)
I’m really pleased to say that despite all the struggles this year has brought, things are – fingers crossed – beginning to seem brighter. As I mentioned in the last entry, I have started to learn bass guitar. It’s going well! There are lots of skills that I need to hone in order to play […]
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