The Diary Of A Wannabe Writer

137 Sad News and Writing (10th July 2026) 10.07.2026 6:58 ↓

I talk about the upsetting news today about the murder of former MP Ann Widecombe, as well as talking about my writing.

136 Another Nil Return (8th July 2026) 08.07.2026 6:47 ↓

I talk about my day, which unfortunately involved nothing creative at all. In fact, nothing at all at all apart from a haircut.

135 The Last of the Summer Wine fan podcast (7th July 2026) 07.07.2026 6:52 ↓

This almost turned into a podcast about a comedy show I don’t even like. Luckily, I realise what I’m doing about halfway through and stop talking about it. Sorry.

134 Safely Home (6th July 2026) 06.07.2026 7:16 ↓

After an extraordinarily long day, I’m safely home.

133 I wonder if I’ve already used this episode title? (5th July 2026) 05.07.2026 6:48 ↓

It’s the last day of this trip away from home and I’ve achieved nothing I intended to, oh well!

132 It’s US Independence Day and I completely forget to mention it on the podcast (4th July 2026) 04.07.2026 8:44 ↓

Happy fourth of July! Not that I mention it on the podcast at all. I waffle on about not sleeping or writing.

131 Shattered in Singapore (3rd July 2026) 03.07.2026 6:53 ↓

Back in Singapore and very, very tired!

130 Sleep? What Sleep! (2nd July 2026) 02.07.2026 6:49 ↓

I’ve just had breakfast in Sydney, on a date that is technically tomorrow, and tell you the little that I’ve done since yesterday (not much).

129 DVD Hunting in Sydney (1st July 2026) 01.07.2026 6:48 ↓

After a pleasant flight from Singapore to Sydney, I’m exploring JB Hi-fi to try and find a particular DVD box set for a friend…

128 Sleepless In Singapore II (30th June 2026) 30.06.2026 7:39 ↓

An update from Singapore, which includes, yes, shock, some writing…

127 Unsober in Singapore (29th June 2026) 29.06.2026 7:14 ↓

The thoughts of a man who’s had too much whiskey.

126 The Return of Emergency Questions (28th June 2026) 28.06.2026 6:46 ↓

I’m flying to Singapore later today and I’ve done no writing, so I didn’t really know what to talk about today… Then I remembered something I used to do a while back, and have chosen to resurrect it…

125 Mainly doing my other podcast today (27th June 2026) 27.06.2026 7:02 ↓

Today, I mainly spent reading and working on my other podcast. And I’m off to Singapore tomorrow…

124 Buy the kid an Ice Cream, Dad! (26th June 2026) 26.06.2026 7:48 ↓

As well as reflecting on how “Last Of The Summer Wine” dealt with the death of Bill Owen and therefore the loss of his character Compo, I also went and did some bloody writing!

123 Still Recovering (25th June 2026) 25.06.2026 7:22 ↓

Exhausted and catching up from my very long day yesterday. Did very very little today.

122 Exceedingly-mega-tired (24th June 2026) 24.06.2026 6:54 ↓

See show title so to understand why I can’t be bothered to write this blurb today.

121 A disappointing update from Japan (23rd June 2026) 23.06.2026 6:59 ↓

I was quite active today, sadly none of it was literary.

120 Can I please have Big Mac meal, fries, Sprite, and a medium Prime Minister? (22nd June 2026) 22.06.2026 8:12 ↓

Didn’t do much today after my flight, did watch the news though, great.

119 Haneda Bound (21st June 2026) 21.06.2026 6:47 ↓

3500 is the answer to yesterday‘s question! I’m going to Tokyo today where I hope to record a podcast on location tomorrow…

118 I’ve been Mr. Productive-Face today (20th June 2026) 20.06.2026 6:56 ↓

I tell you about my day (I recorded next week’s music podcast) plus found a new home for some glasses and did a bit of editing on chapter 28.

117 What I ate, what I tidied, what I washed, and what I wrote (19th June 2026) 19.06.2026 6:50 ↓

I’ve had a genuinely productive day today, so why not listen to podcast and find out what I’ve done? (laundry and writing. It’s not that exciting, laundry and writing).

116 Four point five litres (18th June 2026) 18.06.2026 9:03 ↓

I’ll talk about my flight home and the crazy amount of water my new fitness app has told me I need to consume per day!

115 WIEIAD (17th June 2026) 17.06.2026 9:43 ↓

Greetings from Mumbai in India! In this episode I remonstrate with myself about my terrible eating habits at the moment and attempt to put something in place to do something about it.

114 BOMbound (16th June 2026) 16.06.2026 6:45 ↓

I’m off to Mumbai in India for work today, in this podcast I talk about how I need to get off my backside and do some writing (whilst there and beyond).

113 Finished Reading BSS8 (15th June 2026) 15.06.2026 7:37 ↓

I talk about my day, including the fact I finished beta reading the 8th Bow Street Society book…