Tag Archives: Author

Mid-January Update

Posted on January 15, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Hello everyone, As promised, it’s the 15th, so I’m writing a little update post about how everything’s been going. First things, first: writing. I’ve been writing pretty consistently this month. I think I’ve written around 10,000 words of fiction since … Continue reading →

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Magic in London – Whistling – Part Four

Posted on January 13, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

Catch up on the Magic in London Story here: https://ashleymanning.com/magic-in-london/ Once Chuck and Fiona reached the old station, Chuck started to feel that there was a lightness to the air. Along the way he’d learnt that the boy’s name was … Continue reading →

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Beastars – Volume Five – Manga Review

Posted on January 10, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

The vast majority of volume five of Beastars is set outside of Cherryton Academy. After Haru is kidnapped while preparing for the Meteor Festival, Legoshi sets out to find and rescue her. It turns out that a gang of lions, … Continue reading →

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Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami

Posted on January 9, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

I always find it interesting to read writers (or rather artists in general) autobiographies and thoughts on their own craft, so when I saw that Haruki Murakami’s Novelist as a Vocation was getting an English translation I knew I had … Continue reading →

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I’ve Finally Finished Reading Demon Slayer

Posted on January 8, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

It took me a long time to actually get around to reading Demon Slayer, even though I kept on hearing such great things about it. If you’re not familiar, then the story follows Tanjiro, who becomes a demon slayer after … Continue reading →

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