0 76  2 Comments on Wednesday 25 October 2023: Migraine…
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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…

0 53  4 Comments on Tuesday 24 October 2023: I finished something!
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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…

0 72  4 Comments on Monday 23 October 2023: A 4-day week
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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…

0 86  6 Comments on Friday 20 October 2023: Ahead of the storm
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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…

0 87  2 Comments on Thursday 19 October 2023: One project at a time
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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…

0 21  2 Comments on Wednesday 18 October 2023: Floodgates open
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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…

0 46  3 Comments on Tuesday 17 October 2023: The art of not finishing
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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…

0 94  2 Comments on Monday 16 October 2023: A bit green around the gills…
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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…

0 121  4 Comments on Friday 13 October 2023: Friday the 13th! 😱
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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…

0 69  2 Comments on Thursday 12 October 2023: Free images
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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…

0 71  2 Comments on Wednesday 11 October 2023: Reading and writing
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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…

0 97  3 Comments on Tuesday 10 October 2023: Some stuff done + Book review
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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…

0 46  2 Comments on Monday 9 October 2023: a new week
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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,…

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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…

0 49  3 Comments on Thursday 5 October 2023: “Have you written anything?”
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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…

0 83  2 Comments on Wednesday 4 October 2023: Hiding at the back
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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…

0 47  2 Comments on Tuesday 3 October 2023: The month ahead
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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…

0 95  2 Comments on Monday 2 October 2023: Publication Day!
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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…

0 83  2 Comments on Saturday 30 September 2023: September wrap-up
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Saturday 30 September 2023: September wrap-up

We had a week off at the end of September but before we broke up, I didn’t have time to write up the wrap-up. In any case, I did plan…

0 18  2 Comments on Friday 22 September 2023: Where’d the week go?
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Friday 22 September 2023: Where’d the week go?

Whoosh! And another week went by, just like that… How can it be Friday already? Well, actually, it’s still Thursday for me as I’m writing this yesterday. Even so… Yesterday…

0 69  4 Comments on Thursday 21 September 2023: A bluff old cynic? Moi?
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Thursday 21 September 2023: A bluff old cynic? Moi?

We’re both full of cold at the moment and the dog woke us up several times during the night. I still managed to get up on time, though, which was…

0 65  3 Comments on Wednesday 20 September 2023: I made a magazine
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Wednesday 20 September 2023: I made a magazine

I was up early again yesterday but instead of getting to my desk earlier, I was embroiled in house sale stuff that’s pretty much down to solicitor incompetence. I can’t…

0 35  2 Comments on Tuesday 19 September 2023: A new gadget!
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Tuesday 19 September 2023: A new gadget!

I spent much of the weekend trying to focus on what work needs doing when. I spent a lot of time last week learning how to publish a magazine in…

0 53  2 Comments on Monday 18 September 2023: Learning a new skill
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Monday 18 September 2023: Learning a new skill

Thursday and Friday last week were both spent learning. I learned how to create a magazine pdf in Affinity and while I still have a lot to do before the…

0 31  2 Comments on Thursday 14 September 2023: Priorities
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Thursday 14 September 2023: Priorities

“Who are you and what have you done with my wife?” That’s how the poet greeted me yesterday morning when I bounced out of bed at the crack of dawn…

0 69  4 Comments on Wednesday 13 September 2023: Still tidying books
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Wednesday 13 September 2023: Still tidying books

I seem to be spending less and less time on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) just lately. I wouldn’t mind, but I’m not sure what I’m doing instead. I’m still…

0 83  4 Comments on Tuesday 12 September 2023: Online workshops
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Tuesday 12 September 2023: Online workshops

The first thing I did after hitting my desk yesterday morning was, well, hit my desk. It was so untidy I took a picture of it to remind me not…

0 69  6 Comments on Monday 11 September 2023: Anatomy of a messy desk
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Monday 11 September 2023: Anatomy of a messy desk

So this was the sight that greeted me when I went into the office this morning. I can’t stand an untidy desk and I can’t work at one. But this…

0 56  2 Comments on Wednesday 6 September 2023: Ticking jobs off
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Wednesday 6 September 2023: Ticking jobs off

At the end of the day on Monday I dug out each and every notebook or piece of paper or printout that has anything to do with The Beast Within. I…

0 95  2 Comments on Tuesday 5 September 2023: A slow start
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Tuesday 5 September 2023: A slow start

I had so many good intentions but when I woke up on Monday I was still really, really tired. On Saturday night I went to bed on drugs as it…

0 83  4 Comments on Monday 4 September 2023: Publication Day!
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Monday 4 September 2023: Publication Day!

After a solidly busy day on Friday doing all of my planning work for the month ahead and my wrap-up work for the month just gone, we also had a…

0 24  4 Comments on Friday 1 September 2023: The month ahead
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Friday 1 September 2023: The month ahead

I love September. It’s the start of new beginnings as far as work is concerned, the start of a new working year for me. Because I’ve been busy with the…

0 36  2 Comments on Thursday 31 August 2023: Back to work + August wrap-up
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Thursday 31 August 2023: Back to work + August wrap-up

It feels like a long time since I was last here. That’s what having a holiday does, plus coming back to two days of solid work on one job. We…