All Antonia Bernardin Blog posts

Welcome to the place for endless scrolling

If you don’t care about the categories and just want to scroll through my posts newest to oldest, this is the place!

Genuinely easy care house plants for plant murders

I’m a bit of a chaotic plant parent, so I’ve killed plenty of plants over the last couple years- here’s the ones that will survive even the most abusive treatment.
Marketing memes

Because frankly, this blog is basically free therapy, so here are some memes about marketing
These Violent Delights

Book number 4 in 2022 was These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Where the Crawdads Sing

The third book I read in 2022 was the Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, another one that Tiktok loves
10 creative hobbies anybody can do

There is no downside to doing a creative hobby, so I thought I’d come up with a list of ones that I think anybody could pick up.
5 Unhinged things you do as a writer

Writing as either a hobby or a job makes you do some insane stuff so I thought I’d list them
The Witches Blade

My second read of the year was The Witches Blade by A.K.Mulford, this book is the second in the series: The Five Kingdoms of Okrith.
The Night Circus

My first read of the year was The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. This is the same author as The Starless Sea that I read last year, which I really enjoyed…
The eternal optimist- The Prompt Project

Todays Prompt: write about optimism.
High Mountain Court

I am pleased to welcome you to my latest obsession: The High Mountain Court by A.K.Mulford
Looking for a book podcast? Look no further…

I have touched on this briefly in a couple posts and I’ve had the widget for it in the sidebar for a while but I wanted to officially announce that I started my own book podcast with a close friend of mine! We began planning and recording in June/ July last year, with the first…
Maid

I recently read Maid by Stephanie Land, the book that the popular Netflix series by the same name is based on.
King of Scars duology

One of the last books from 2021, King of Scars and Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo. set in the Grisha verse!
What I read in 2021

The complete list of books I read in 2021!
Organisation and cleaning for the disorganised and messy

Naturally disorganised? Struggling to clean and tidy because life’s throwing you for a loop? This might be helpful…? At least it works for me.
Song of Achilles

So, Song of Achilles was actually number 25 for the year! This was another TikTok recommendation from the will ‘destroy your soul’ list but I had been on a bit of a sad book kick lately so I thought this would round the list out nicely.
The Gilded Ones

Number 24 was The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna, giving me a little break from this sad books kick that I’ve been on. I heard great things about this book on tiktok so I was really excited to read this one.
Chosen Ones

My next read to catch you up on is Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth, the author of the Divergent series and Carve the Mark Series, both huge favourites of mine.
They Both Die at the End

Book 21 for the year was They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera because I was on a run with the sad books, so why not hammer it home?
Gaslighting- what is it?

Having a word for something that you have experienced is powerful and I felt it was important to talk about this particular topic.
The mystery of the ‘great resignation’ isn’t so mysterious- toxic work place stories.

Let’s begin with a rant because the absolute PRIVILEGE in these articles about the ‘great resignation’ is sending me into a rage.
The Midnight Library

Continuing the magical library theme from my last read, I recently read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
The Starless Sea

Number 19 read of the year was The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern!
Exercising without the goal to lose weight

You might be asking yourself, why is this a blog topic? It’s hardly a revolutionary idea? But, you see, it is. Exercising regularly is synonymous with weight loss discussions…
Terry Pratchett quotes… because I can

I could go on and on about Terry Pratchett as being both an amazing human being and an incredible writer… but instead of doing that, here are some quotes
Book romances that filled my tacky- girlish heart

Here are my favourite book couples/ romances with very little logic or explanation and certainly no context
Classic books I actually enjoyed and why

If you want to dip your toe into the world of classic literature, here are the ones I would recommend!
Writing a fantasy novel- a chaotic how to

What are the basic steps to consider when writing fantasy?
Stop working yourself to death for employers who don’t care- a rant

No job is worth killing yourself over because, frankly, there is no prize at the end of this.
The boy with the ocean eyes- The Prompt Project

Todays prompt: Eye Contact: Write about two people seeing each other for the first time.
No-one has time to read- and that’s okay

I don’t know about any of you but now the world has opened back up and restrictions have lifted, I’m struggling with readjusting to how busy life used to be. Was it always like this? Was I always this tired? Did I always have this little free time? Even more than that my biggest problem…
Setting the scene- 5 things to get you started

Lets have a look at some of the basic things to consider when setting the scene…
How to make a bookworm- getting your kids to read

I will prephase this by saying that I am not a parent, this is purely based on the things that I know from my own childhood and from other book lovers around the internet. Let them see you read This, I think, is the biggest one. Kids imitate what they see. I have a grown…
Current WIP, an excerpt, part 2

m trying to be brave again this week and since I recently started re-drafting my ‘big project’ from the beginning, I thought, why not share the opening scene?
Blood and Ash Series

This series by Jennifer L Armentrout was number 16-20 of the year and was another TikTok recommendation
Ultimate guide to planning your book

I won’t pretend to be an expert because, frankly, I’m yet to finish writing one but I’ve planned out a couple, so here’s a real basic check list.
Long fantasy series’ – which ones are worth it?

An entirely biased review of long book series and whether they are worth the effort to read
Imposter syndrome- a rant (sort of)

What is imposter syndrome? And why do I used it to describe myself, a lot.
5 things I wish I’d known before studying writing at uni

Just some thing I wish I’d been given a heads up about before I studied my English and Creative Writing Degree
In defence of being a bad poet

Okay, so I think most, if not all of us went through an angsty teenage phase and, convinced no-one has known anguish quite like we have, we wrote poetry that we thought would be ground breaking.
All the Bright Places

This book, by Jennifer Niven, was my fifteenth read of the year, in this so incredibly doomed attempt at the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge.
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

g of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne.A.Brown was my 15th book of the year and another one I’d been really looking forward to starting.
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

Number 13 for the year was The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab – I was quite excited to finally get to this one.
A Sky Beyond the Storm

This book, by Sabaa Tahir, was the 4th book in the Ember in the Ashes Series. I was very excited to read this as I had waited a full year after discovering them and powering through the first three.
Dead or Alive- Skulduggery Pleasant

Number 12 on this year’s pitiful what I have read list, was Dead or Alive, the 14th instalment in the Skulduggery Pleasant Series by Derek Landy.
Shadow and Bone

Books number 9, 10 and 11 of the year were the Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo
5 Moments Lost in Time

ve a glass half full mentality to life, it’s incredibly hard to stay in the the moment, to be truly present, not thinking, just being.
The Sound of Silence- the prompt project

Prompt number 5- I find a prompt, write what I come up with on the spot and post!
My top 5 favourite authors

My favourite authors whose books I’ve found myself re-reading the most! Also, tell me yours!
Memes for book lovers and writers, part 2

This is by far the laziest post I do. I just collate the brilliant work of more creative people on Pinterest. Enjoy.