Monthly Archives: February 2012

Keep calm and carry on

I should be heaving on with another big chunk of work right now, but I need to decompress a bit and take stock – and ask some advice, too, if anyone doesn’t mind sharing. Oh, and this is a photo … Continue reading

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Book reviews: Pawleys Island, The Serpentine Cave, Gardens of Delight

Dorothea Benton Frank – Pawleys Island (16 Aug 2011) Sprung upon in a charity shop because I have read another of her South Carolina novels, but a “meh” read. Two old friends on an island have their quiet lives interrupted … Continue reading

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Book reviews: Reading Groups, A Walk Around the Lakes, Palladian

Jenny Hartley – Reading Groups (23 May 2004) A re-read for my Iris Murdoch research of a very useful book about UK reading groups, with lots of demographic information that I can compare with my results, and even mention of … Continue reading

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How to be an overnight business success

Someone posted on Twitter the other day that people should follow me because I’ve built up my business so quickly.  And yes, through the first 50 days of my full time business adventure, I have been running at full capacity. … Continue reading

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Tea Hee

My name is Liz and I’m a tea-aholic. There: I’ve said it. And I don’t mean to mock AA meetings, just to echo. I probably, in reality, do have a slight problem. I get tetchy if I don’t have regular … Continue reading

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Book reviews – The 4-Hour Work Week and Ghosting

Timothy Ferriss – The 4-Hour Work Week (BookCrossing, 24 July 2011) Helping people to leave the rat race, express themselves, etc. is a noble aim – helping them to bum around the workd while on their employer’s time quite another. … Continue reading

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What I did in January

Just to alert my readers that I’ve posted my What I Did In January update on my Libroediting blog, for a more work-orientated view of things …

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