Tag: NaNoWriMo
Wednesday 10 September 2025: Ten down, two to go
I finished work early on Friday because we were doing the shopping early. Our Saturday was already fully booked in advance and Friday evening was the only chance we had….
Wednesday 22 November 2023: Immersing myself in science fiction
The hedgehog returned on Tuesday night. I still thought it looked a bit small, so I asked the poet for his opinion, and he assured me that it’s a fully…
Wednesday 8 November 2023: An executive decision
The day started yesterday a bit later than it needed to due to me sleeping in a bit. The dog had woke me up early again, asking to go out…
Tuesday 7 November 2023: Too much ‘people’
The last week was far too busy for me, with way too many people in it. It started a week ago last Saturday with a trip to the vet. On…
Thursday 26 October 2023: Dear Universe… A word, please…
Today was supposed to be a day off, but we moved the day off to next Wednesday and now I have to work today. I don’t mind. I need to…
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…
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…
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…
That time of year – planning!
Today is 1 December, which means for me it’s the time of year for planning ahead. And I have a lot of planning to do for next year if I…
NaNoWriMo 2022: WINNER
Day 16: 30 November 2022 I took it to the wire, but I got there! Day 1 = 3,706 words Day 2 = 2,508 words Day 3 = 2,585 words…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 15
Day 15: 29 November 2022 For this year’s NaNoWriMo, the plan was to write for 22 days in November. This gave me a daily target of 2,273 words, which should…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 13 & Day 14
Day 13 & 14: 27 & 28 November 2022 I always brag that I never, ever get flu and that I’ll never, ever have a flu jab. I did get…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 12
Day 12: 26 November 2022 I’ve not been well all week, since last Sunday, in fact, but I had paid client work to do and so that’s what I did….
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 10 & 11
Day 10 & 11: 24 & 25 November 2022 Thursday was Day 10 for me, but I only managed to add 1,659 words. Today is Day 11, and it started…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 9
Day 9: 23 November 2022 Yesterday I said ‘Tomorrow will be better’. I added 2,730 words to the mix yesterday and today I added 2,935 words, so yes, it was…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 7 & 8
Day 7 & 6: 19 & 22 November 2022 On Saturday I was rattling along but had to stop writing when tea appeared on the table. I didn’t have time…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 6
Day 6: 18 November 2022 I’ve fallen such a long way behind on my NaNo that I’ve had to recalculate. As of today, Saturday 19 November, I still have 12…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 5
Day 5: 8 November 2022 For this year’s NaNoWriMo, I’ll be writing for 22 days in November. This gives me a daily target of 2,273 words, which will be about…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 4
Day 4: 6 November 2022 For this year’s NaNoWriMo, I’ll be writing for 22 days in November. This gives me a daily target of 2,273 words, which will be about…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 3
Day 3: 3 November 2022 For this year’s NaNoWriMo, I’ll be writing for 22 days in November. This gives me a daily target of 2,273 words, which will be about…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 2
Day 2: 2 November 2022 For this year’s NaNoWriMo, I’ll be writing for 22 days in November. This gives me a daily target of 2,273 words, which will be about…
NaNoWriMo 2022: Day 1
Day 1: 1 November 2022 For this year’s NaNoWriMo, I’ll be writing for 22 days in November. This gives me a daily target of 2,273 words, which will be about…
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I’m going to be busy
I’ve had a busy couple of weeks, mostly doing one of two things: Planning Ghostwriting I break up for Christmas on 16 December. Before then I had 40,000 words to…





















