S. M. MITCHELL

Windswept [book review]

5 out of 5, a crazy perfect score! Key Aspects… I have yet to ever give a book 5 stars in a book review or on Goodreads, take that as a sign that there is literally nothing I could suggest…
Author Interview: Nerine Dorman

Tell us a little about yourself & your background I’m a South African-based creative operating out of a log cabin on stilts (aka the Treehaus). No. Really. I don’t have a career, as such, but I turn my hand to…
Ashes [book review]

4 out of 5, pretty darn fantastic! Key Aspects… Ashes is a dystopian set in America focusing on Alex a 17 year old orphan girl with a brain tumour. Having been in touch with the author for several months a…
Screw Writing Strong Women

This photo, in my mind, sums up this post completely. Quoting the ever brilliant Joss Whedon when asked why he writes strong female characters answered ‘because you’re still asking me that question’. Having heard this notion of a ‘strong woman’…
The Power of Writing Sprints

Some writers can sit down with pen & paper or a computer, & just… write. They can write many, many pages & be proud of their accomplishments. Others, like me, have a real hard time with concentration. We get distracted…
Finding Motivation

It can be hard sometimes, especially as creatives, to find & keep the motivation going. The slog of writing a tome of a novel, that then needs to be edited multiple times or even rewritten before going to professionals can…
Author Interview: Sharon L Clark

Tell us a little about yourself & your background Sharon Clark, aged 48. Married for 26 years with 3 children aged 17, 20, and 25. I have 2 dogs who are 9 and 8. I was born and raised in…
Six of Crows [book review]

4 out of 5, I was super impressed! Key Aspects… Wow oh wow! This was my first dive into Leigh Bardugo & I was totally blown away. I picked it up at the bookshop because #bookstagram was crazy obsessed with…
World Building From A Reader’s Perspective

Ever since becoming a serious writer and embarking on the long hard road that is world building a fantasy world, I have been unable to read a novel only as a reader, instead my mind is focused on the aspects…
The Queen of Nothing [book review]

4 out of 5, it exceeded expectations! Key Aspects… If you read my book review of The Cruel Prince then you know that I dove into this series headfirst & couldn’t put it down… until I had to wait for…