Month: October 2023
Tuesday 31 October 2023: Happy Halloween!
Monday started well. I was up on time and I was at my desk on time. And then I started work. First job was yesterday’s blog post. I should have…
Monday 30 October 2023: Improvement all round
I finished the bibliography work on Friday and I drafted an email in response to the author’s latest email sending yet more material. We’re, like, 4 *working* days away from…
Friday 27 October 2023: What day off?
Today was supposed to be another day off. But because I’ve only been doing half-days this week, I’ll probably squeeze in some more work time. Mostly just so I can…

Thursday 26 October 2023: Dear Universe… A word, please…
Today was supposed to be a day off, but we moved the day off to next Wednesday and now I have to work today. I don’t mind. I need to…
Wednesday 25 October 2023: Migraine…
The day started with an email off ClickUp trying to fix my recurring task problem on my calendar view. I had to take some screen shots and circle the issue…
Tuesday 24 October 2023: I finished something!
Yay! I actually finished something. Just over a week ago I had a job request land in my in box. My first instinct was to say ‘sorry, I’m full’, but…
Monday 23 October 2023: A 4-day week
The rain came on Thursday night and stayed all the way through Friday and into the weekend. I had to go and collect our prescriptions on Friday morning and I…
Friday 20 October 2023: Ahead of the storm
So I’m back to writing up the blog post in real time and scheduling it to post the next working day. Let’s see how long it lasts… I updated my…
Thursday 19 October 2023: One project at a time
The last thing I did at my desk before closing down yesterday was create the cover for the NaNoWriMo diary. I’m writing a diary by hand as I complete each…
Wednesday 18 October 2023: Floodgates open
Once I’d wiped the slate clean yesterday, the floodgates opened. I started to work on just one project of my own, and that project was The Secret of Whitehorse Farm for…
Tuesday 17 October 2023: The art of not finishing
Well, I call it an ‘art’, but really, and as I was reminded in my Zoom class last week, not finishing things is a very bad habit, and I am…
Monday 16 October 2023: A bit green around the gills…
We didn’t move any furniture at the weekend, or swap any rooms around. We did the shopping and the band had a gig. But we didn’t do much else. At…
Friday 13 October 2023: Friday the 13th! 😱
I don’t actually mind Friday the 13th at all. To me, it’s nothing special. It’s just another day. I know people who fear it and I know someone who…
Thursday 12 October 2023: Free images
Cinnamon is poured into a cappuccino cup – depositphotos.com I’ve been toying with taking out a subscription to DepositPhotos. I know a lot of other writers who use them and…
Wednesday 11 October 2023: Reading and writing
I was up bright and early yesterday, getting up when the poet left for work. Before breakfast I played one of my side hustle games. Over breakfast I read more…
Tuesday 10 October 2023: Some stuff done + Book review
Yesterday’s jobs started with me finishing the latest book for NetGalley. I wrote and posted yesterday’s blog post and opened up today’s blog post to get it started. Then I…
Monday 9 October 2023: a new week
I spent a lot of time on Friday revisiting my workload and my diary. I’ve been filling my days with so much stuff, I’ve not been starting all of it,…
Friday 6 October 2023: The weekend already…
So the weekend has crept up on me again and I’ve hardly done any of the things I hoped to do this week. I did manage to compose and send…
Thursday 5 October 2023: “Have you written anything?”
Him: “Who’s the musician in the house?” Me: “That’s my husband.” Him: “What do you do?” Me: “I’m a writer.” Him: “Really? Have you written anything?” [beat] Me: “What do…
Wednesday 4 October 2023: Hiding at the back
One of the best things of taking part in something online, preferably without cameras, is that when you’re late you can sneak in the back, hope no one notices, and…
Tuesday 3 October 2023: The month ahead
After a lovely week off where we actually had some quality time off together, it was back to work for both of us yesterday. It was the first working day…
Monday 2 October 2023: Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for the rebranded and reissued Words Worth Reading. When it originally came out in October 2021, it was numbered issue 1. This time it’s been numbered issue…