Kat Musselwhite

How to Write a Solid Book Review

It’s easy to forget how important and valuable book reviews are; but book reviews have the potential to either make or break a book whether that’s for one person or an entire group of people. This is why it is becoming increasingly important for book reviews to be well-written, honest and cover all the ground of the book.... [read more] 

Count Your Sheep Web Comic Review

Count Your Sheep is an online comic run by Adrian Ramos, and follows young Katie and her adventures with her mom Laurie and their imaginary friend Ship (who is a sheep, of course)... [read more]

How to Find a Good Book

We all love a really good book, but sometimes no matter how hard we try, we all, at times, fall into that pithole of not being able to find a good book that we really enjoy. So in this guide, I’m going to be offering you a few simple tips about How To Find a Good Book... [read more]

Choosing the Right Degree

Choosing a degree is potentially one of the biggest decisions that you will make in your life. The most important thing to remember before tackling the task of deciding what it is that you want to study for the next three/four years of your life, is that this decision must be yours alone... [read more]

How Dangerous is your Daily Shower?

Nearly every morning, we get up and have our daily shower. We make ourselves nice and clean before we start our day. Now, there is nothing bad about that is there? Well, research tells us otherwise... [read more]

Improving Mental Skills in Adults

As we get older, it’s inevitable that our mental skills won’t be what they were when we were at school, because, well, we’re not “exercising” our brains in the same way, or at the same frequency as we did when we were children. But, that doesn't mean that we can’t change that, because we most certainly can... [read more]

Walking to Lose Weight

As we’re told so often these days, walking is a brilliant way to lose weight. It’s fun, it’s simple, it gets your blood pumping and your whole body moving, but most importantly it is something that most of us are doing already, albeit perhaps not as much as we should be. [read more]

How to Revamp your Living Room Wall

The Living Room is potentially the most important room in your house (or flat). It is the room that we spend most of our time, and the room that we are most likely to entertain guests. Therefore, it’s inevitable that most of us want that room to match our personality and tastes perfectly. [read more]

Music and it's Influence on Creativity

Music is one of those unique and magical entities that has the power to change anything, and everything. It has the power to make us laugh, cry, smile, feel excited. Music is full of so much emotion, so it’s no surprise that so many writers and artists find their inspirations drawn out of the music that they listen to. [read more]

Battle of the Handheld: PSP Vs. DS

Throughout the short history of gaming, consoles have competed furiously against each other. And, it's these battles that have either made or broken every games company. It has seen the demise of Sega (remember the poor Dreamcast? May we take a few moments to mourn) as a producer of consoles, but has seen the rise of two of the industries biggest giants Sony and Nintendo... [read more]

Why some Students don't Want Part-time Jobs

When I was at University, it was not really a case of "don't want" a part-time job, but more a case of don't have the time, and even when I did, I struggled to find one! I wasn't relying on my parents, who couldn't afford to give me much anyway, so student loans were my only form of survival, mainly because I did not have much other choice! [read more]

Career Choice: Writer

The best thing about choosing to become a writer, is the fact that you actually don't need any qualifications at all. Think of it this way, if you've spent the past ten years teaching English in Japan, you are (potentially) more valuable to a client that requires articles about life in Japan, than someone with a postgraduate degree inJournalism who has never even been to Japan. [read more]

Freelance Writing Review

Working from home. Not having to worry about your clothes, or if you are having a bad hair day. Being able to meet up with friends and family when you want, not when you can Working to your own schedule, at your own pace. Being driven by passion, rather than a hefty boss at your elbow. [read more]

Organise a Trip to a Gig in the UK

So, you've booked your tickets to that hot gig of your favourite band, and you're really excited about going! But oh no. You have just realised that it finishes late and you won't be able to get home afterwards, so you're going to have to book into a hotel. And then there's travel, and food and...ARGH! But, calm down, it isn't that bad. Nothing that a little organisation couldn't sort out anyway! [read more]

 Final Fantasy: The Great Linearity Debate

When Final Fantasy XIII was released earlier this year, it was a big deal for die-hard Final Fantasy fans. Not only was XIII the first game to be released on next-generation consoles Playstation 3 and xBox-360, but it was also the first Final Fantasy since the disappointing, story-lacking Final Fantasy XII. Square Enix had a lot to prove, as fans were beginning to lose confidence in the franchise. [read more]