On Originality

(Or, its existence, which if is, is scarce) What makes your novel unique? They say it a lot, as if originality is a rite of passage a novel must go through. Chances are, though, not much. We all know the problem the modern writer faces: of writing the novel of our heart only to find …

‘Heaven Sent’ Review with Nevillegirl

This series 9 of Doctor Who, I’ve been part of the review team over at Nevillegirl’s blog. Last year, we did a similar system, and one of the episodes I’ve been reviewing this year has been episode 11, Heaven Sent. Wow, that's was one wild ride of an episode. I had a lot of thoughts …

‘Face the Raven’ Review With NevilleGirl

This series 9 of Doctor Who, I've been part of the review team over at Nevillegirl's blog. Last year, we did a similar system, and one of the episodes I've been reviewing this year has been episode 10, Face the Raven. Alex: On the other hand… I don’t like how Clara’s death makes the Doctor …

Ten Episodes of New Who I’d Like to Rewatch

I've been watching a lot of Doctor Who clips on YouTube recently. Not of this year's, or even last year's, episodes, but of the 'old' New Whos. Makes me a little nostalgic. But then it occurred to me how many I know very little actually of - you could give me a name, and I …

DOCTOR WHO Series Eight Review: “Mummy On The Orient Express” (Co-written With Alexandrina Brant @ Miss Alexandrina)

As promised, a reblog of Engie’s official post of Mummy on the Orient Express review #2. It’s pretty overview-y, but we quote a few things and watch a few things, and, as usual, I say a lot. Enjoy. 😉

Musings From Neville's Navel

Good evening! I’m a lizard woman from the dawn of time and this is my wife and I’m* reviewing the latest episode of Doctor Who, “Mummy on the Orient Express,” with Alexandrina Brant from Miss Alexandrina. She’s a pretty cool blogger and we have more than a few interests in common, including books, photography, and Quidditch!

*SORRY NOT SORRY. I saw my chance and I took it, all right?

P.S. You can find previous collaborative reviews of Doctor Who‘s eighth series here.

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Alexandrina Brant is a second-year psychology and philosophy student at Reading University, England, which means she alternates between planning experiments and critiquing history. When not polishing her fantasy romance novel about time travel, she’s cosplaying steampunk, singing, and playing Quidditch for the university team. She has authority in writing this review because she’s River Song’s doppelganger, hair and all. You can catch her blogging at Miss Alexandrina

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“It’s hardly a perfect 20s recreation if Queen is playing!” (Mummy on the Orient Express Review #1)

My Private Notebook Fair warning, this is long - but you are treated to gifs along the way. If you don't like gifs... *shrugs* - though I have now taken from it most of the remarks and paragraphs made in the shared review. Too, it’s rough, but that the entire idea: my random spontaneous bizarre thoughts …

Predictions on The Orient Express

*Greeterings, my name is Lady Summer Chronaire and I'll be your Dieselpunk conductrice for this journey. Your exits are here, here, and here, but please, ladies and gentlemen, do not open the carriage door whilst in flight. The Orient Express will take your breath away. Literally.* I wrote that after I saw the episode trailer …

Nanoshrinking, Star Trek, and A Good Dalek

I don't really review TV programs and the such, but sometimes I like to discuss these things. I'm going to be briefly looking at last Saturday's episode of Doctor Who, Into the Dalek, which does include some plot and arc spoilers, so come back once you've watched the episode. Partly inspired by the Twitter conversations I've …

TCWT: Who am I? AKA Companions, Robots, and…Hats

It’s Teen’s Can Write, Too! blog chain for this month, and the prompt was “What characters are you most like?” Once again, you have a lot of freedom with this topic. While the character(s) you choose should hopefully come from a published work, it can be from pretty much any type; book, movie, musical, short …

The Premise of When the Clock Broke in Gifs

I stole this idea from the awesome Cait Drews. I illustrate the premise of my novel with crazy gifs, for your amusement. 😉   Upper-class pacifist Phillip Costello and stubborn middle-class Aidelle Masters are getting married. In a month and a half, in fact. Of course, as these things go, not everyone is happy about their …