The Diary Of A Wannabe Writer

I finish the fifth draft of Still Life, I have a few little checks still to do but that hopefully is me done on this book. I’m totally proud of it, and I love the universe and the characters, and I suspect there will be a sequel…

I get back into the swing of editing today, I have just five chapters to left, can I finish it tomorrow?

Haven’t achieved much today, hopefully tomorrow will be better.

I tell you why I did not get any writing done today, and about my wonderful day out to Chester Zoo. And about a pair of flying whales I saw in the sky…

I talk about the fact that I am ahead of schedule (admittedly a self-imposed schedule) and it’s looking quite likely that I will complete this draft of “Still Life” by the end of the 23rd. I also talk about what I’m doing tomorrow, and what my stretch target will be for this month if I do indeed finish the draft by the end of the 23rd…

I talk about some writing I did after I recorded the podcast yesterday, plus what I’ve done today, plus something I recorded with writer T.G. Campbell earlier in the day which will be available on YouTube at some point in the future…

I tell you about something that went wrong with my house that really slowed down my ability to write today.

I talk about what I achieved today and what I didn’t, it’s my own fault for hurting my back yesterday.

I get a little bit of writing done today, but less than I hoped. I also tell you about the next TV series I’m going to watch…

No writing today (I spent the whole day out) so I blather on about a TV show I’m quite enjoying called Twin Peaks…

In which I race ahead with my editing on Still Life and set myself a new target for the end of the month!

I talk about some decorating I have done today, and about how I started on the fifth and hopefully final draft of “Still Life” this afternoon.

I tell you about the fact that I have finally completed the first draft of “Empress of the Trees”, and what I plan to do tomorrow…

I talk a little more about the excellent and attended yesterday, a recent conundrum a friend of mine faced, and my plans for tomorrow.

I talk today to Donna Morfett, who organised the literary event that I attended today…

I tell you about my day and what I’m doing tomorrow which is far more interesting!

A sleepy and low energy update from Texas, I did get a read through of chapter 43 done today but I’m so tired I don’t know if I actually explicitly stated this in the podcast!

I unveil a new song that I spoke about previously in the podcast, apologies in advance for my singing…

I talk about how I nearly lost a scene I had written for the final chapter that I was really proud of, and how I managed to recover it. And some more significant news…

I’ve written another 2000 words of the final chapter of my book. I’m not there yet, but I’m almost there! This is the link to the YouTube interview referenced in the show between writer T.G. Campbell and twitch streamer MattRPD. https://youtu.be/xnFO0Z9c-WI?si=EpnSvn-FqJznoG6f

I tell you about my day and also what I am planning to do for the next couple of days, no writing today because I’m very tired, but hopefully tomorrow…

A quick update from a New York hotel, one which I have not left since I arrived because I’m that exhausted, but I did get some writing done. Please note: towards the end of the episode I talk about my goals for March which included submitting my book “Empress” on receipt of rejections from agents. I accidentally named the wrong book and did not realise it as I was recording, I should’ve said “The...

Today is the release date of the seventh book in T.G. Campbells Bow Street Society Mystery series, “The Case Of The Fatal Flaw.” I chat to her about her new book and how her writing method has influenced mine.

I talk about my day and the fact I got a little bit of writing done that I had actually planned to do next month…

Although this is show 50 this year, it’s actually the 250th episode of this nonsense if you exclude the bonus shows I did at Christmas at the end of last year. Just a quick update on the 1st and 43rd chapters of “Empress Of The Trees.”