My best advice is that whatever all is going on: try to have some fun with it. Make the joyful part of your spirit untouchable.
I鈥檝e been humming AC/DC Thunderstruck all bloody day and that鈥檚 what you get for binging the entire season of America鈥檚 Sweethearts over two days.
Has anyone not booked accommodation for Harrogate yet? I don't think I'm going anymore and booked a beautiful non-refundable 2 bed apartment. V close to the fest. Message if you want to book it from me at a discount! #TheakstonCrime
Was presented with this FABULOUS stone by Ilkley based artist
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and I will absolutely TREASURE it #TheListofSuspiciousThings](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheListofSuspiciousThings?src=hashtag_click)) #booktwitter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/booktwitter?src=hashtag_click))
Next week the wonderful
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is interviewing me for my novel on my podcast - we want a reader/reviewer/book blogger to join us too on Zoom. Simply follow me & Jennie, repost this post & comment with an emoji that says what reading means to you. Closes Saturday 9pm
The thing about going to a festival like
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is that I feel like I鈥檝e breathed in lots of creative, writerly goodness and I now can鈥檛 wait to write myself. Listening to Anne Enright read from The Wren The Wren actually made me emotional #wrtitingcommunity](https://x.com/hashtag/wrtitingcommunity?src=hashtag_click))
53 books read and reviewed in the first 4 months in the year! Favourites amongst them- In the Blink of an Eye
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, Maame
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, Crypt
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, List of Suspicious Things
[localhost:3000/u/jennieg_author](@jennieg_author](https://twitter.com/jennieg_author))
and Last Murder at the End of the World
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Bit eclectic!
People in/near Stratford upon Avon! If you fancy coming to see me and @floracarr_ talk about THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS and THE TOWER on Sunday 5th May, you can get them here.
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After the event last night, Tim from @Archwaybookshop gave me this stunning Miv Blue orchid and I cannot tell you how much I love it #TheListofSuspiciousThings #BookTwitter