Friday 1 May 2026: Hello, May!

In future, the month ahead post will be on the second working day of the month rather than the first working day month. This is to accommodate a more accurate word-count figure for the previous month’s wrap-up post on the first working day of the new month.

It’s possible we may be moving house in May, although it’s more likely to be June, in my opinion. Nevertheless, I’ve planned for a packed month. Jobs towards the end of the month will be moved to the following month if possible.

My reading half-hour has gone back to a reading hour, and the dirty cuppa has been reinstated at the top of the day. If I get up on time, I’ll have it on time. But if the dog lets me have a lie in, I’ll incorporate my dirty cuppa into my reading hour.

So, after some thought, here’s how May is looking at the moment:

Hello, May!

• create graphic for Hello, May
• create graphic for May wrap-up
• make new covers for the next 12 book republications
• republish 10 short stories
• republish 1 collection of 10 short stories
• WMG Workshop: Make a Living Writing Novels (live 6-week workshop)
• 3 Patreon & Medium premium posts
• long May Day weekend (yay!)
• 4x client proofreading jobs
• daily dog walk
• daily dog playtime
• daily household chores
• daily reading hour
• daily blog post
• weekly backup
• weekly finance work
• monthly schedule planning for June
• advance finances for June
• update word-count tracker spreadsheet (week) daily
• packing
• decluttering
• long bank holiday weekend (yay!)
• maybe move house

Oh, and it’s our wedding anniversary today!

How is your May looking?

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