by Emma-Jane Barlow | Aug 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
I think this is the most confident I have ever felt about my writing. I currently have 8,000 words of my first novel drafted, it doesn’t sound a lot compared to the 80,000 word mark I am hoping to achieve but for me it is a big accomplishment. I tend to bore...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
So season six has officially finished. Season six was the shortest season so far, there were only ten episodes instead of twelve because of Anna Paquin’s pregnancy so the writers had to cram a lot into the season finale to set up all the story lines for season...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Aug 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Delicate, white flower. Untouched by fear. Lost in paradise. The sky is clear. Floating on the surface of blue. Delicate flower absorbs the view. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Now Is Good is an inspiring film about a teenager fighting Leukemia, you will definitely be reaching for the tissues. Based on the novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham, this film may be packed full of clichés, but I think I can make an exception for this film. I read...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
So it’s almost August and I wanted a lot more of my novel written than just 3,000 words. I’m a bit disappointed in myself for not sticking to my goal of at least 6,000 words by the end of July. However, I have been busy working at Female First and the...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Society has not only changed the way we look at the world but the way that we look at ourselves. We live in a society driven by advertisements and media. From a young age we are bombarded with images of the media’s perception of beauty. We never learn the real...