Monday 24 July 2023: Publication Day!
We had an early start on Friday morning. The poet’s car had to go in for some work and as it was going to take all day, I followed him…
Friday 21 July 2023: Back to normal for a bit
After the madness that was the previous few days, I took it easy yesterday. I didn’t rush around like a mad thing. I didn’t dash back to what I was…
Thursday 20 July 2023: A bit about me + Course analysis
If I’ve been a bit distant this week, it’s because I’ve been taking part in a study along online workshop. I watched the last few videos this morning and received…
Wednesday 19 July 2023: I wrote a fantasy thriller… of sorts
So yesterday disappeared down a dark hole. Well, not a dark hole precisely. More a study hole. Because of the time difference I’m already a day behind the rest of…
Tuesday 18 July 2023: I published a book
The problem with joining a workshop that takes place on the other side of the Atlantic is they’re a few hours behind me so much of the day may be…
Monday 17 July 2023: I wrote a ghost story
Friday My body woke me up at 4am on Friday morning, complaining about the chocolate Munchies I’d had the night before. The dog woke me up at 5am, wanting to…
Friday 14 July 2023: Horror stories give me nightmares
The last thing I did on Wednesday night was read another short story from the first set book for the fantasy thriller writing workshop. It was a horror story and…
Thursday 13 July 2023: I wrote a short story set on a ship
The very last thing I did before going to sleep on Tuesday night was plot out the storyline for The City of Glasgow. I used Story Plotter on my phone….
Wednesday 12 July 2023: Multi-tasking
I had a really good start to the day by remembering the People’s Friend writing hour on Twitter. So I got up and dressed in record time instead of languishing…
Tuesday 11 July 2023: A bit behind
The poet was up with the lark on Monday morning because he had a long drive south for a two-day business conference. And he really was driving to the bottom…
Monday 10 July 2023: Down came the rain
We were both really tired on Thursday night. Probably the previous few weeks catching up on us. I struggled to get up on Friday and was Very Late to my…
Book Review: Summer in Tuppenny Bridge
This feature is in association with NetGalley. Summer in Tuppenny Bridge by Sharon Booth Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy…
Friday 7 July 2023: 200 words a day
Wednesday didn’t turn out to be one of my better days. I hardly had any sleep Tuesday night and after my emergency run to the vet, I came home and…
Holly
This is tough. I’m not writing this for sympathy or for loads and loads of comments. I’m writing this so that all the lovely people who cared about Holly disappearing…
Wednesday 5 July 2023: Cranking up the machine
I was having a slow and leisurely start to Tuesday, until I remembered it was the People’s Friend writing hour on Twitter at 11am. Usually I’m late or in a…
Tuesday 4 July 2023: Happy Fourth of July!
Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends and readers. Have a super day. Saturday On Saturday morning I hung out some washing, wrote our meal plan for…
Monday 3 July 2023: The month ahead
What a lovely, sunny, cheerful flower. I think yellow is my favourite colour. Friday I knew Friday would be a busy day as it was the day I had to…
Friday 30 June 2023: June wrap-up
I was pretty much up with the poet on Thursday morning. He was off on another longish drive to one of his sites, but it was an hour later than…
Thursday 29 June 2023: Lots of reading
There was one thing I was struggling with on Affinity Publisher that I really wanted to sort out in my head. I couldn’t get the background of my magazine cover…
Wednesday 28 June 2023: The machine worked but the tech got me
I finished playing with Affinity Publisher on Sunday evening just as Elton John was finishing his set at Glastonbury. I will definitely use Publisher and I have used Affinity Photo…
Tuesday 27 June 2023: A shiny new toy
Friday was a bit of a lazy day in which I didn’t get through a lot of work, but I did do some things. Like hanging washing on the line,…
Monday 26 June 2023: Challenges
I have a new challenge. I’ve challenged myself, but I know I can do it. However, in order to do this challenge, there are other challenges I also have to…
Friday 23 June 2023: A bit worried…
I was starting to get a bit concerned about the Brevo thing. They didn’t respond to my last email. The email they sent before that was threatening to close my…
Thursday 22 June 2023: Bumbling along
I slept really well on Tuesday night, and so did the dog. Which is probably why I slept so well. I had to wake him up he was in such…
Wednesday 21 June 2023: More rain
Yesterday began with me checking social media and emails while I had breakfast, and then I went straight into finishing the current book for NetGalley. I really enjoyed this one…
Book Review: Broken Angels
This feature is in association with NetGalley. Broken Angels by Gwyn Bennett Many thanks to NetGalley and to Storm Publishing for letting me see an advance reader’s copy of Broken…
Tuesday 20 June 2023: A thunderstorm at last
We had thunderstorms forecast for the entire weekend and, naturally, I was keeping a close eye on them all via my app. Saturday On Saturday I wanted to go to…
Monday 19 June 2023: New bed, new bedding
We had to get up early on Friday because our new bed was coming. I asked if they could give me an idea of what time, and they said any time…
Friday 16 June 2023: New bed day
I was at my desk on time, having caught up on social media and email over breakfast. I also read another two chapters of the NetGalley book and I shared…
Thursday 15 June 2023: Long night ahead
The weather is a lot more bearable at the moment, despite the storms never arriving. There’s a cool, fresh breeze and that makes a massive difference inside the house when…
Wednesday 14 June 2023: I found a writing podcast
I don’t know how I did it. I think a Twitter pal has been taking part in their 200-words-a-day challenge and I followed the link from there, tripped slightly, and…
Tuesday 13 June 2023: These storms keep missing us
I don’t have a ‘my power board this week’ post this week. This is because it looks exactly the same as it did last week. And it looks exactly the…
Monday 12 June 2023: Editing, editing, editing
I didn’t work too late into the evening on Thursday and when the poet called to say he was on his way home from band practice, I finished the chapter…