If you check out a trailer of a new movie or the blurb of a book, you’ll often see a focus on one part of the story, the main plot. The events the main character witnesses. But this is not all you’ll see when you watch the movie. Often you’ll also see what’s happening with Read More
Category: On My Mind
On My Mind has various topics that cross our mind and makes us wonder. We think that these random thoughts are worth sharing or to talk about.
Content Warnings: Where to place them
A few weeks ago, I posted a question about content warnings on Twitter. I see talk about them more and more in the bookish community while others don’t mention them at all. So I decided to do a poll if content warnings in the description of a book I got amazing responses. Almost 1500 people Read More
Working Hard or Hardly Working
I first heard this expression in Shrek 2 (2004) and it always stuck with me. Either you’re working your butt off (which I did for school) or you’re being lazy (which I did a lot too). Whatever I thought it meant, it’s all changed. From days of not being to work at all, to days Read More
Diversity in Publishing
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a couple of weeks, after an incident on Reddit that baffled me. But now it seems more urgent to address this and what we, as blogger and readers can do to help black authors and other minority groups (people of colour and LGBTQ+) who want their books Read More
Why I Re-Read
Re-reading is another one of those topics I see pop-up on book Twitter regularly. Do you re-read? Should you re-read? Again, this is a personal choice, just like your preferred format, or to DNF or not to DNF. I re-read books, always have done and always will. But why do I read them again if Read More
Author Representation In Netflix Productions
Are you watching a lot of Netlfix? Because I am. And not just now, but before the lockdown as well. I don’t care much for regular tv, so when I want to chill out for a bit, I put on a series or a movie. No ads, perfect. I liked to be immersed in what Read More
On My Mind: Fanfiction And Getting Started
After I graduated and having written five thousand word papers regularly, there was a writing void. I knew I wanted to keep writing and preferably fiction. I played a lot of Guild Wars 2 at the time, a Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. The world inspired me and a story brew in the back Read More
Instead Of “Be Healthy”, Use “Manage Your Health”
I’m reading much more non-fiction lately, and before that I also read business blogs with productivity tips and other related topics. One of the topics mentioned in nearly everything is your health. But every author’s approach is different. Some are more nuanced, others are frightfully blunt. And I’ll say this: the phrase “be healthy” is Read More
Changing How I Use Social Media
One and a half years ago I decided to change how I used social media. Twitter in particular. I realized I could get more out of my social media if I changed my behavior. Instead of only liking a tweet, I’d reply too. This was inspired after multiple people mentioned how much they appreciated a Read More
On My Mind: Audiobooks Just Aren’t For Me
For as long as I can remember, stories have been part of my life. Even when I couldn’t read yet. I had a My First Sony, and my parents bought me cassettes with stories on them. I fell asleep every night listening to fairy tales (the Grimm ones, not Disney) or Sesame Street. The voice Read More
