Tag: Scrivener

0 33  2 Comments on Thursday 4 December 2025: Newsletter is out
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 4 December 2025: Newsletter is out

This post also appears on Patreon. I didn’t get around to writing the micro-fiction short story on Tuesday for this month’s 12 stories in 12 months, but I didn’t beat…

0 56  2 Comments on Wednesday 3 December 2025: Bit of a catch up
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 3 December 2025: Bit of a catch up

This post also appears on Patreon. I forgot another job I did last week, planning the micro story for this month’s 12 stories in 12 months. This is a brand-new…

0 121  2 Comments on Wednesday 19 November 2025: Need more focus time
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 19 November 2025: Need more focus time

I’m not getting very many longer segments of time in which I can focus properly on a job that needs a lot of concentration at the moment. So I’m doing…

0 311  2 Comments on Tuesday 21 October 2025: Keeping an eye on things
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 21 October 2025: Keeping an eye on things

I forgot to mention on Friday, that while we were re-arranging the office furniture around the new internet router, I was doing a lot of crawling around on my knees….

0 630  6 Comments on Tuesday 23 September 2025: Mixed emotions
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 23 September 2025: Mixed emotions

Friday was mostly about getting the last 2 stories for the next bookazine proof-read and formatted. But before I could start on those, I had to write up, choose an…

0 614  2 Comments on Friday 19 September 2025: Skipped a day
Posted in writer at work

Friday 19 September 2025: Skipped a day

So I got out of sync and missed a day, but thought it was fine. I had plenty of time to climb back on board before Friday…and then I ran…

0 706  2 Comments on Wednesday 17 September 2025: Another book on the way…
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 17 September 2025: Another book on the way…

I had a much better start to the day yesterday. I was up on time. I was at my desk on time. And I started to catch up on a…

0 1197  1 Comment on Thursday 11 September 2025: Playing with Affinity
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 11 September 2025: Playing with Affinity

Over my dirty cuppa on Tuesday I actually caught up on social media. Once dressed, I fed and watered the birds and I emptied the dishwasher. It looks as though…

0 866  2 Comments on Wednesday 10 September 2025: Ten down, two to go
Posted in writer at work

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….

0 864  2 Comments on Friday 5 September 2025: A shiny new car
Posted in writer at work

Friday 5 September 2025: A shiny new car

The poet’s new company car was arriving yesterday, and it was due to land at around 8am. They were collecting his old car too, a different company, but we didn’t…

0 743  2 Comments on Thursday 7 August 2025: This week!
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 7 August 2025: This week!

Well, it’s Thursday already, and I’m only just catching up on this week. At least it is this week, though, and not last week still. The weekend Monkey Dust had…

0 588  2 Comments on Thursday 10 July 2025: More book covers
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 10 July 2025: More book covers

First job Wednesday morning, after feeding the dog and the birds, was Week 3 of the 50 crime mystery prompts workshop. This is the final workshop in this course. I…

0 532  2 Comments on Tuesday 8 July 2025: Cover work
Posted in writer at work

Tuesday 8 July 2025: Cover work

After a lovely break in Stratford last week, yesterday was back to normal, apart from having grand-doggy #1 with us to get us up on time. We were both exhausted…

0 561  2 Comments on Friday 27 June 2025: Power failure
Posted in writer at work

Friday 27 June 2025: Power failure

So I was busily working away on Thursday, going through the regular jobs on auto-pilot, thinking I had the whole day ahead of me. Which, of course, I did. Just…

0 479  2 Comments on Thursday 19 June 2025: Productive few days
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 19 June 2025: Productive few days

By the end of Tuesday, UK time, the new week’s videos still weren’t up for the 50 murder mystery prompts workshop. First thing Wednesday morning, I looked, and there they…

0 550  2 Comments on Friday 13 June 2025: Writing prompts
Posted in writer at work

Friday 13 June 2025: Writing prompts

I managed to get up on time on Thursday and feed and water the birds before settling down with my dirty cuppa. Instead of watching a video, though, I read…

0 498  2 Comments on Friday 6 June 2025: Friday already!
Posted in writer at work

Friday 6 June 2025: Friday already!

We noticed another casualty among our garden birds. One of the blackbirds, a male, but not sure how old he is, has lost his tail feathers. He looks a bit…

0 494  2 Comments on Thursday 5 June 2025: This is a long one!
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 5 June 2025: This is a long one!

Well, we had another holiday and I scheduled 7 posts to publish, both while we were away and right after we came back. They all seem to have worked, I…

0 596  2 Comments on Thursday 22 May 2025: Productive day
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 22 May 2025: Productive day

I received a number of emails on Tuesday evening, first letting me know that the blinds would be delivered by Friday, and then telling me they’d be delivered on Thursday….

0 556  2 Comments on Thursday 24 April 2025: It was Easter…
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 24 April 2025: It was Easter…

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….

0 598  2 Comments on Monday 14 April 2025: The bookazine is coming on
Posted in writer at work

Monday 14 April 2025: The bookazine is coming on

Oh my gosh, I got a lot done on Friday morning. I was up with the poet and making phone calls to do all sorts of things. Order our repeat…

0 578  2 Comments on Thursday 3 April 2025: Busy bee
Posted in writer at work

Thursday 3 April 2025: Busy bee

Tuesday was such a busy day, I wanted to take it easier on Wednesday. But there were more jobs on the to-do list and one of them took longer than…

0 423  2 Comments on Wednesday 2 April 2025: Grab a cuppa…
Posted in writer at work

Wednesday 2 April 2025: Grab a cuppa…

…this is a long one. Friday Friday seems such a long time ago now. I was still working on The Christmas Tree Mystery, but I had to finish work early…

0 473  2 Comments on Monday 24 March 2025: I can see the end of the month from here…
Posted in writer at work

Monday 24 March 2025: I can see the end of the month from here…

And just like that, we’re in the last full week of March. Thursday evening, after tea, ended up with some unexpected Monkey Dust admin. They had a gig on Friday…