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13 October 2023

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 welcomes it with open arms. But to me, it’s just another day. I was up bright and early yesterday, so I was ready in good time to join the Zoom...

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12 October 2023

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 I do like the selection they have. While I’ve been umming and ahhing, they’ve sent me several special offers, one of which I may actually accept. But yesterday they also...

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11 October 2023

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 of Write Novels Fast. By 10am, I was at my desk and working on The Secret of Whitehorse Farm, watching Jessica Brody’s course on writing a novel in 15 beats for...

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10 October 2023

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 opened Canva to create the ‘book review’ graphic for today, and the ‘currently reading’ graphic for tomorrow. I updated my handwritten notes in my NetGalley exercise book, and started work...

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9 October 2023

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, let alone finishing any of it. So now I’m dedicating mornings to writing, blogging, admin, etc, and the afternoons to the last client I chose to keep, household chores, etc....

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