The Diary Of A Wannabe Writer

99 The Search for Starbucks (20th April 2025) 20.04.2025 6:55 ↓

I’m in Sydney looking for a very specific coffee! I also update you on what I’ve done in terms of writing in the last 24 hours…

98 Empress Second Draft Started! (19th April 2025) 19.04.2025 8:48 ↓

After what probably feels like a lot of procrastinating, I have started on the second draft of “Empress Of The Trees.”

97 Singapore (18th April 2025) 18.04.2025 6:58 ↓

I arrived in Singapore about an hour and a half ago, and I tell you about my plans for this evening and tomorrow including hopefully some writing.

96 Singapore Bound (17th April 2025) 17.04.2025 7:03 ↓

I talk about what I’m working for the next nine days and what I hope to get achieved in terms of writing during that time.

95 New Doctor Who thoughts (16th April 2025) 16.04.2025 8:01 ↓

My thoughts on Saturday’s episode of Doctor Who…

94 Is Still Life finished? (15th April 2025) 15.04.2025 6:56 ↓

I talk about what I achieved today, which was signing off Still Life. And I’ve remembered how hard it is to officially sign off a project, the urge to tinker will always be there, but I need to move on…

93 Smog and Body Trauma (14th April 2025) 14.04.2025 7:42 ↓

I talk about an ambient reading I recorded today of a short story from the Bow Street Society Casebook range, as well as looking at a book I have been lent by author T.G. Campbell on body trauma as research for the continuation of stories within the Still Life universe…

92 Jean Marsh (13th April 2025) 13.04.2025 7:31 ↓

I talk about my day as well as the sad news about the death of the wonderful actor Jean Marsh.

91 Copenhagen (12th April 2025) 12.04.2025 7:02 ↓

Fifth day of six days working, tonight I’m in Copenhagen.

90 Home for one night (11th April 2025) 11.04.2025 7:00 ↓

A little update on Still Life…

89 Tired in Prague (10th April 2025) 10.04.2025 7:34 ↓

Exactly as it says on the tin: I’m tired and I’m in Prague!

88 Hjertestarter (9th April 2025) 09.04.2025 7:22 ↓

Today I learned Norwegian for defibrillator and it’s rather amusing…

87 Minor Progress (8th April 2025) 08.04.2025 7:01 ↓

I talk about some minor progress I’ve made today whilst walking to Marks & Spencer to buy some nuts!

86 What I’m doing this week (7th April 2025) 07.04.2025 6:52 ↓

I’m working from tomorrow for the next six days , I tell you which European cities will be overnighting in…

85 Eldorado - A BBC Failure? (6th April 2025) 06.04.2025 9:29 ↓

Because I’ve done no writing today, I talk about a BBC soap opera that was launched in 1992, ran for exactly one year, and was then cancelled…

84 Still Tired (5th April 2025) 05.04.2025 6:49 ↓

A brief update on my lack of activity today!

83 Tired (4th April 2025) 04.04.2025 7:34 ↓

I blather on for six minutes because I feel I should do and I’m tired.

82 No Sphere (3rd April 2025) 03.04.2025 7:59 ↓

I talk about how I chose not to do anything touristy yesterday in Las Vegas because I’m so close to the end of “Still Life” I wanted to concentrate on that.

81 Sphere (2nd April 2025) 02.04.2025 7:16 ↓

I contemplate what I am going to do with my day here in Las Vegas Nevada, as well as talking about the work I’m doing to get Still Life finally signed off!

80 Vegas, Baby! (1st April 2025) 01.04.2025 8:36 ↓

I resolve the cliffhanger of where I was sent after the podcast yesterday, talk about how pleased I am with how much writing I got done last month, and set my goals for this month.

79 Standing By (31st March 2025) 31.03.2025 6:50 ↓

I tell you about the standby shift I’m on and the places I could end up…

78 See my interview on YouTube (30th March 2025) 30.03.2025 7:32 ↓

Despite the fact I only mention it in the last 90 seconds of today’s podcast, the most interesting thing that’s happened to me today is the fact that my friend T.G. Campbell has put an interview she did with me on YouTube. This is a link to the video. https://youtu.be/z-MSgnh4rTE?si=oUr8eLaqbp9go5Xz

77 The Temporal Detectives (29th March 2025) 29.03.2025 9:01 ↓

I tell you about the short story I have finally managed to start writing!

76 Decorating (28th March 2025) 28.03.2025 6:48 ↓

I don’t get any writing done but I do finally get the bathroom finished! (Well almost finished)

75 Don’t Write Tired! (27th March 2025) 27.03.2025 8:27 ↓

I talk about some writing that I did yesterday when not in a fit state to do it, and then the resulting paranoia that I might have actually done more harm than good to my draft.