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A photo diary of Barcelona, Spain.

A few snaps from Barcelona, summer 2016.

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author Elle Kirkpatrick

I’m Elle, a writer from Australia. I packed up my bags and left for London 3 years ago. Since then, I’ve travelled around Europe, written a novel, moved to Germany, and drunk a lot of coffee.

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From Ali to Zadie Smith 🙃 ✨ I’ve completed my goal of reading 50 books this year so now I can just relax and... read, I guess. ✨ Are you close to your reading goal? 😋
I’ve been burrowed away all of this month working on my new novel, which is young adult fantasy - a genre I haven’t written since I was a teen, but which holds a special place in my heart. It’s been so exciting and rewarding working on a magical fantasy novel about angsty teenagers. At the end of this month I’ll be done with the first (very rough) draft. Can’t wait to share this one with the world, one day ✨ ✨ In other exciting news… I completed my #Goodreads challenge to read 50 books this year. FIFTY. Phew. ✨ Photo capturing my delight at autumn, by @solmariathomas ✨
I’m all booked up. ✨ Update on how I’m doing for #NaNoWriMo… I’ve just hit 25K words so I’m a few days behind but I’m still trudging along. The midpoint writer fatigue is real, though. Anyone else doing Nano wanna share their stats? ✨ Photo by the wonderful @solmariathomas in my fave Prenzl bookstore. ✨ #bookwormsunite #readingismagic #featuredbooklovers #booksbooksbooks #bookwormsfeature #prettybooks #bibliophile #goodreads #bookclub #igreads #bookstagrammer #bookishlove #bookwormlife #bookaddict #bookworm #bookgram #unitedbookstagram #berlinerin #wattpad #wattpadwriter #ipreview @preview.app
Hey I’ve written 14 000 words of a novel this month so that’s pretty sweet. Here’s a photo (by @solmariathomas) of me hanging with some leaves #autumn #nanowrimo 🍂
A U T U M N 🍂
“I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.” - Donna Tartt, The Secret History. 🍁 Autumn gives me such Secret History vibes. I mean, I’ve never been to New England, but if Gilmore Girls is anything to go by it’s all crisp golden vibes right now, just like it is here in Berlin. 🍁 I read The Secret History earlier this year and it’s now one of my favourite novels. Have you read it? What were your thoughts? 🍁 I’m excited for a weekend of reading, writing and drinking coffee. I have loads of writing to do and reading to catch up on (currently halfway through Zusak’s Bridge of Clay and absolutely adoring it). 🍁 What are your plans for the weekend? 🍁 📸 @solmariathomas snapped this perfectly autumnal photo. Take a peek at her profile to see more of her amazing snaps; that girl knows how to do Fall like no on else 😍🍂
You know I’m the biggest fan of Markus Zusak’s Book Thief, so when I heard he’d FINALLY written a new book (only 10 years later) I had to get my hands on it immediately. 🌻 I was still in school when I read The Book Thief (I remember borrowing it from the library), and now, 10 years later I’m living in the country where it’s set. And now I finally get to read his latest novel, which is set back home. 🌻 I’ve read about 150 pages so far and I’ve already bawled my eyes out twice. Yeah, apparently Zusak still has that power over me. I am in awe of how he can pour pure emotion into narratives about the lives of regular people. 🌻 Now I’m off to go read/cry some more, so wish me luck. I’m betting it’s not going to be the happiest of endings, whichever way it goes...
One more from summer, because this weekend it feels like it’s coming back 🌸🌻🌞 Snap by @solmariathomas

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