Author: Diane

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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)…

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,…

Did anyone notice we were gone? We had a lovely 2½ weeks doing the NC500 in our campervan. The NC500 is the North Scotland coastal route and it’s about 520…

It’s May Day in the UK today. It’s a public holiday, and we’re taking it. If you’re taking today off too, enjoy!

It’s publication day today for my SHORT STORY The Egg Thief, Wordsworth Short #38.  I created Horvale for Stevie Beck, a fictional dale in Yorkshire with villages, towns, rivers, dales,…

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

We had a stunted April, thanks to the bank holidays and our mammoth road trip. I still got quite a lot done, though. April wrap-up! Here, then, is how April…

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 Beautiful Remains by Gwyn Bennett. This…

It’s publication day today for my VERY SHORT STORY The Mucky Duck, Flash Fiction #14.  In 2023, I started a writing challenge. The challenge was to write 12 short stories…

In the days leading up to Easter, I was busy doing a ton of stuff. Time was running out on me and I had a lot to do. A lot….

The weather changed on the Tuesday before Easter, which foiled my plans for getting all the washing dry. But I’d had a good run. It didn’t rain in the end,…

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 A Time to Change by Callie…

It’s Easter Monday in the UK today. We’re not religious, but it is a public holiday, and we’re taking it. I hope you had a happy and peaceful Easter weekend….

It’s Good Friday in the UK today. We’re not religious, but it is a public holiday, and we’re taking it. I wish you a happy and peaceful Easter.

It’s publication day today for Words Worth Reading Issue 3, my quarterly bookazine. This quarter the bookazine contains three brand-new and exclusive short stories: Elvis is Missing; The Battle of…

After a relatively active Sunday, I did think I’d be in agony Monday morning. But I wasn’t. Always good to start the day with a bonus. Even better to start…

The weekend was a full and busy one and even felt a bit hectic, even though we steadily plodded our way through everything that needed doing. Saturday Saturday didn’t start…