Henri & Cie T.1: Opération Béatrice

Ce roman est un véritable plaisir à lire, et je soupçonne à relire.

Si on ne s’attache pas de suite à Henri (je vous rassure, on change d’avis plutôt vite), on tombe sous le charme de ses amis et de son univers.

Un roman bref, qui se lit d’un trait, étrangement captivant pour ce qui reste une simple histoire d’amour.
Mais bon, l’amour, ce n’est pas si simple que ça au fond. Tout comme l’amitié, surtout quand nos douze ans se pointent…

Ce qui est impressionnant avec ce bouquin est le talent indéniable de l’auteur. Patrick Isabelle a un talent de conteur certain, mais surtout une concision, une simplicité qui percute. Nul doute qu’il y a un travail acharné derrière chaque mot. Et si, au contraire, ses mots coulent de source… j’ai besoin du nom de sa source !!!

Les aventures d’Henri s’adresse à un public entre 9 et 13 ans et s’offrira très bien aux lecteurs qui éprouvent des difficultés de lecture. La mise en page est claire, en plus d’être très bien pensée, en accentuant aux bons endroits les émotions fortes comme les moments forts.

J’avoue que j’ai dû jaser un long moment avec mon solde de carte de crédit afin de résister à la tentation brûlante d’acheter sur le champ les quatre autre tomes de la série.

Ce que je ferai dès le mois prochain!

And… The Single Most Extra Ultra Super Duper Productivity Tool is…

I was revising a chapter on a new writing project and I got bored.

It happens.

Unfortunately, I started to feel guilty about it.
Daycare was closed due to the pandemic conditions we’ve all come to know too well. Therefore, every minute of the little writing time I could secure every day was as precious as my wonderful kiddo’s laughter.
I had to make the most of it, no matter what.

I had to be productive. Had to. Had to. HAD TO.

« But hooow », I whined. « Oh, I know, I’ll Pinterest it! »

*cricket sounds*

Moving on.

About five minutes later, I fell back on my little writing corner chair, flabbergasted by the amount of writing productivity advice, tips, hacks and tools out there. I was even more « wowed » by the fact that every single one of the advice, tips, etcetera seemed to be the best one ever created by humankind.

There’s no doubt in my mind, dear fellow writers, that you are very well aware of it.

Why do we need the best this or that, I asked myself.
Why do we seek the ultimate best productivity tips?
Shouldn’t we look for the productivity tool that works for us and our writing life/lifestyle?
To summarize: why do we seek advice in the first place?

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New Year’s New Writing Goals : Why Do We Do It?

Writing goals. Daily word counts. Writing productivity hacks.

A well-known feeling, as a New Year’s Eve rises, yet again, upon this dear wide wild world, emerge.
This year, oh this year…

All those writing projects will come flying out of our imagination onto the page.
This year, oh this year…

All those books will touch the hearts of literary agents or publishers if, like me, you’re from Quebec, you are writing in French and you’re trying to make despite a real thought market.
This year, oh this year…

Why does the feeling of a new start seem ever stronger when a new year awaits around the corner?

Why do feel the urge to make new goals, to put pressure on ourselves the minute the clock dings midnight?

I wished I was a professional writer or journalist when those kinds of questions fluttered around and around in my mind.

But, circumstances being, let’s dive in with the information we can gather.

Why do most of us writers feel more motivated upon New Year’s Eve?

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