Music fix – Taylor Swift rocks again
A lot of people may have seen this one again but hey, it's a great video, so I'm just leaving it here anyway.
Retreating
Every other year or so my critique group goes away for a long weekend to do a writing retreat. We work on projects, brainstorm where required, eat yummy food, drink some bubbly and generally chill out. In the past we've headed down to the Mornington Peninsula but...
Big heads of happiness (or my Pop Funko collection is growing)
I've never been a real collector of things (I don't count books and DVDs and art supplies/yarn/fabric etc are consumables not collectibles). I've had the odd soft toy or little figurine of something I like but never really a big collection of anything but lately I...
State of the Mel #5
Every so often I do one of these posts, mostly for new followers at various places to catch folks up on who I am, what I do and an update for everyone on what I'm working on. So ... Who am I? I'm Melanie Scott (most commonly answering to Mel). I write books....
Playing with paper and ink
I make no bones about the fact that I'm a bit of a stationery addict. I like pretty notebooks, nice paper, patterned paper, ink, paint and colour in general. And my theory is you're allowed to spend money on such things as long as you actually use them for what they...
Fave things – relaxation
Between writing all the books, cat butlering, day jobbing, splashing paint around and attempting not to be a complete introvert hermit, life gets hectic around here sometimes. And being a virgo, I can get very THINK ALL THE THINGS ABOUT ALL THE THINGS AND TRY AND...
Movies I’m looking forward to
I haven't been watching enough movies lately. Mainly because the cinema I usually go to is closed for renovation so going elsewhere takes more planning and time. Boo! I did manage to see Age of Ultron and the Second Best Exotic Marigold hotel (if you like that, you...
Story Fix – The Lover’s Knot
I get sucked into book buying for a wide variety of reasons. But when I heard about a historical where the heroine is an ink maker, well, my inner stationery geek perked right up and I had to mosey over to Amazon and buy. Look at that lovely cover! It was a very...
Winter warmers – Coq au vin
We are definitely starting to get the winter temperatures here in Melbourne. Definitely time to turn the cooking efforts to soups and casseroles and warming things. I use my slow cooker all year round but especially love it in winter. Someone posted a pic of Coq au...
Music fix – Hozier (with bonus Sergei Polunin)
I'm partial to a bit of ballet. And a bit of good music. Sometimes people ask me why I like the ballet...in the future I'll just point them to this. Phew. Fans self.
