Author: Diane

0 34  2 Comments on Friday 20 June 2025: Tech issues
Posted in writer at work

Friday 20 June 2025: Tech issues

Thursday started with me giving that story another go I’d abandoned halfway through. Yes, we’re supposed to read these stories for entertainment and if we’re not enjoying it we’re supposed…

0 68  2 Comments on Thursday 19 June 2025: Productive few days
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 19 June 2025: Productive few days

By the end of Tuesday, UK time, the new week’s videos still weren’t up for the 50 murder mystery prompts workshop. First thing Wednesday morning, I looked, and there they…

0 60  2 Comments on Wednesday 18 June 2025: Wallowing
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 18 June 2025: Wallowing

After a really late night on Sunday I had an extra hour in bed on Monday, which put me an hour behind on the rest of the day too. I…

0 83  2 Comments on Tuesday 17 June 2025: Good work rhythm
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 17 June 2025: Good work rhythm

I was up on time on Friday, and instead of reading a newspaper or playing a game, once I’d fed and watered the garden birds, I read a short story…

0 82  0 Comment on Book Review: Murder at Everham Hall by Benedict Brown
Posted in book review

Book Review: Murder at Everham Hall by Benedict Brown

Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of Murder at Everham Hall by Benedict Brown. This is the first book in…

0 118  2 Comments on Friday 13 June 2025: Writing prompts
Posted in writer at work

Friday 13 June 2025: Writing prompts

I managed to get up on time on Thursday and feed and water the birds before settling down with my dirty cuppa. Instead of watching a video, though, I read…

0 121  2 Comments on Thursday 12 June 2025: Brainstorming
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 12 June 2025: Brainstorming

I slept in again on Wednesday. I don’t know why I’m so tired at the moment. It’s possible I have a cold coming, or I’m fighting a cold as the…

0 115  2 Comments on Wednesday 11 June 2025: Always learning
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 11 June 2025: Always learning

Monday was a busy day. The day started with me catching up with jobs I hadn’t finished by the end of Friday. So while I ran a couple of backups,…

0 131  2 Comments on Tuesday 10 June 2025: Lazy-ish weekend
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 10 June 2025: Lazy-ish weekend

I had a very busy week last week. Most days were 12-hour days, minus 3 x 1-hour breaks, so I suppose 9-hour days, but they were still long and busy….

0 119  0 Comment on Book Review: Death at the Lychgate by T.A. Belshaw
Posted in book review

Book Review: Death at the Lychgate by T.A. Belshaw

Many thanks to the author for sending me an updated version of Death at the Lychgate. I liked it that much, I bought a copy. This second book in the…

0 141  2 Comments on Friday 6 June 2025: Friday already!
Posted in writer at work

Friday 6 June 2025: Friday already!

We noticed another casualty among our garden birds. One of the blackbirds, a male, but not sure how old he is, has lost his tail feathers. He looks a bit…

0 134  2 Comments on Thursday 5 June 2025: This is a long one!
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 5 June 2025: This is a long one!

Well, we had another holiday and I scheduled 7 posts to publish, both while we were away and right after we came back. They all seem to have worked, I…

0 134
Posted in writer at work

Book Review: The Devil’s Cut by Andrew James Grieg

Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of The Devil’s Cut by Andrew James Grieg. The Devil’s Cut is the second…

0 146  4 Comments on Tuesday 3 June 2025: We had another holiday
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 3 June 2025: We had another holiday

On the Friday before the holiday weekend, I struggled to get up. We both did. But I had work to do and he had meetings to attend. We were so…

0 145  2 Comments on Monday 2 June 2025: Hello, June!
Posted in plan for the month

Monday 2 June 2025: Hello, June!

June this year is quite clear. We’re not going away anywhere, and there are only 3 appointments in my diary, and one of those the poet is supposed to be…

0 135  2 Comments on Friday 30 May 2025: May wrap-up!
Posted in monthly round-up

Friday 30 May 2025: May wrap-up!

We had the best part of 2 weeks off during the month of May, though not necessarily at the same time. So I had to squeeze a month’s work into…

0 154
Posted in book review

Book Review: The Bone Clock by Andrew James Grieg

Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of The Bone Clock by Andrew James Grieg. This book was previously called Whirligig,…

0 121
Posted in book review

Book Review: Deadly Secrets by Gwyn Bennett

This feature is in association with NetGalley. Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of Deadly Secrets by Gwyn Bennett, Book…

0 150
Posted in book review

Book Review: Murder at Raven’s Edge by Louise Marley

This feature is in association with NetGalley. Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of Murder at Raven’s Edge by Louise…

0 135
Posted in lifestyle

Monday 26 May 2025: Whitsuntide

It’s Late May Bank Holiday in the UK today, previously assigned Whit Monday. It’s a public holiday, and we’re taking it. It’s our last one until the end of August….

0 161  2 Comments on Friday 23 May 2025: The birds in our garden
Posted in writer at work

Friday 23 May 2025: The birds in our garden

This is the last of my favourite pictures taken on the phone while we were doing the NC500. We saw sheep and lambs everywhere we went, and these were snapped…

0 169  2 Comments on Thursday 22 May 2025: Productive day
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 22 May 2025: Productive day

I received a number of emails on Tuesday evening, first letting me know that the blinds would be delivered by Friday, and then telling me they’d be delivered on Thursday….

0 167  2 Comments on Wednesday 21 May 2025: Another short story written
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 21 May 2025: Another short story written

So, after talking the poet into going to price up curtains for the conservatory (it wasn’t *that* easy), he made a quiche and put some jacket potatoes in the oven….

0 167  2 Comments on Tuesday 20 May 2025: Using the conservatory
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 20 May 2025: Using the conservatory

WE WEREN’T OVERLY BUSY at the weekend, but we did get a lot done. Saturday First of all we needed to go shopping, as always, and we did that on…

0 153  2 Comments on Monday 19 May 2025: Last week was relaxed
Posted in writer at work

Monday 19 May 2025: Last week was relaxed

Once again I forgot to start today’s post on Friday, so I’m doing much of this from memory. I didn’t have a very busy day on Friday, but I did…

0 181  2 Comments on Friday 16 May 2025: Birds ‘n’ books
Posted in writer at work

Friday 16 May 2025: Birds ‘n’ books

After a good run, the sun finally went in on Thursday morning and the sky clouded over. We didn’t have any rain, and we don’t have any forecast, but we…

0 172  2 Comments on Thursday 15 May 2025: The magic bakery returns
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 15 May 2025: The magic bakery returns

So, Wednesday…I was up on time, but I did sit in my armchair with my dirty cuppa reading a daily newspaper on Readly. Still time-consuming, it doesn’t take up as…

0 207  2 Comments on Wednesday 14 May 2025: Booking another trip
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 14 May 2025: Booking another trip

Tuesday didn’t start as well as Monday. I was late getting up and then late getting to my desk. But once there, I did crack on. The first job I…

0 208  2 Comments on Tuesday 13 May 2025: Too many distractions
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 13 May 2025: Too many distractions

Monday morning dawned bright and early with yet more sunshine.  Once I’d had my first dirty cup of tea of the day, I started to catch up on my exercises,…

0 175  2 Comments on Monday 12 May 2025: The weekend that was
Posted in writer at work

Monday 12 May 2025: The weekend that was

Friday seems like such a long time ago. We must have had a good weekend. I know I forgot to write today’s blog post, so I’m writing it Monday morning…

0 197  2 Comments on Friday 9 May 2025: Sweet spot
Posted in writer at work

Friday 9 May 2025: Sweet spot

I was up with the poet again on Thursday, which always sets me up for a good day at work. If he leaves the house too early, I go back…

0 199  2 Comments on Thursday 9 May 2025: Another full day
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 9 May 2025: Another full day

Before going to bed on Tuesday night, I had a play with book covers on Canva. I’m planning Book 7 of the great novella challenge, and I wanted to (a)…

0 175  2 Comments on Wednesday 7 May 2025: Back to work!
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 7 May 2025: Back to work!

Monday was a very busy day. We were back off our holiday and had a lot to get through, including sorting out the washing from our trip, doing some shopping,…