We all have routines, right? I love them. It keeps me balanced and its a base for life. But when you them write down, as I am now, they are quite funny. I’ve realised how pedantic I’ve become over the years. My morning consists of waking up at 7.45 making a coffee to bring back… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on Routines
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Karen’s Chat – Resting Faces
Have you heard the phrase ‘resting face’? Until I took a course in public speaking a few years ago, I hadn’t. A resting face is when someone isn’t doing anything. In public speaking it’s how people appear when they are listening. It’s also the same expression you and I wear whilst watching television, reading a… Continue reading Karen’s Chat – Resting Faces
Karen’s Chat – A Walk Through Google Earth
Prolific crime writer, Conrad Jones researches the area he sets his novels in using Google Earth. This really is a great resource for looking up anything. When Ilfracombe, a seaside town in Devon, was mentioned on television, I remembered holidaying there as a teenager with my family. It prompted me to take a trip down… Continue reading Karen’s Chat – A Walk Through Google Earth
Karen’s Chat – Social Media – Real Life v A Virtual One
I joined Facebook in 2007, and it was a wondrous place, enabling me to connect with my family and friends who don’t live nearby. This brought us together, because we could see what was going on in each other’s lives. Without that connection, we would have lost touch, just as extended families of the past… Continue reading Karen’s Chat – Social Media – Real Life v A Virtual One
Karen’s Chat on Social Media
I’m planning to change the way I use social media. I’ve tried several platforms and have my favourites. But the big thing I learnt is you can have too many. Keeping up with them all takes me away from the important things and that’s getting my books back up. So I am going to stick… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on Social Media
Karen’s Chat – Does Your Book Slump In The Middle?
It’s a question for readers - I’m just beginning to recognise this phenomenon. It’s happened right now with the book I’m currently reading. I can be reading a good story, but at a certain point, find myself looking at the page count wondering how long I have left to read. It can even be at… Continue reading Karen’s Chat – Does Your Book Slump In The Middle?
Karen’s Chat on Changing Book Sizes
Recently, I read two articles about books sizes. It was already something I had been thinking about. Was it just me changing my reading habits or had it always been this way? I receive a newsletter from Dave at Kindlepreneur who encouraged readers to share this information: There's been a dramatic change in book length… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on Changing Book Sizes
Karen’s Chat about Routines
The inspiration for this came from a post by Beth Olivier, who talked about her morning routine. I’d also had a previous conversation with my son who said, ‘If I want a brew in the evening, I just go and get it. Yet you look at the clock first.’ That made me chuckle because he… Continue reading Karen’s Chat about Routines
Karen’s Chat on Favourite Things
I was asked recently which book is my favourite from those I’ve written. As I thought about it, I realised it’s always the one I’m working on. At this moment in time I’m working on the final edits of Play the Game, which I hope will be out by the time you read this. It… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on Favourite Things
Karen’s Chat on a Buying Expensive Books
I’ve been reading the Cormoran Strike books by Robert Galbraith. Having watched and enjoyed the Tv series staring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger, I wanted more. For Christmas in 2022, I was bought the paperback of the first book, The Cuckoo Calling. At over 500 pages it was too difficult to hold. The Kindle copy was £4.10,… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on a Buying Expensive Books
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