The Diary Of A Wannabe Writer

87 Mystery 8 (18th May 2026) 18.05.2026 6:48 ↓

I talk about a non-writing day and my plans for the next couple of days.

86 Sleeping in São Paulo (17th May 2026) 17.05.2026 7:45 ↓

I talk about my plans for tomorrow after my flight home.

85 Being Productive in São Paulo (16th May 2026) 16.05.2026 8:43 ↓

I talk about my day, the nonsense that’s going through my mind, and the writing I did today.

84 Writing in Brazil (15th May 2026) 15.05.2026 7:17 ↓

I catch you up on what I’ve been doing for the last few days, and announce that I’ve started chapter 28 of Self Portrait!

83 No Writing and Who Rumours (9th May 2026) 09.05.2026 9:10 ↓

I chat about the future of Doctor Who which seems to be up in the air at the moment…

82 Unexpectedly in Washington (8th May 2026) 08.05.2026 6:46 ↓

An update on my day, an unexpected flight and how I almost didn’t get to the airport on time…

81 Standing By (7th May 2026) 07.05.2026 7:04 ↓

Not much exercise or writing today, but plans to do so tomorrow.

80 Three Chapters to Write (6th May 2026) 06.05.2026 8:16 ↓

I talk about my day, the writing I got done, and my plans for the next few days.

79 Renumbering (6th May 2026) 05.05.2026 7:25 ↓

I talk about my day and how I managed to complete the zero draft of chapter 24B. Which isn’t chapter 24B anymore.

78 Take Two (4th May 2026) 04.05.2026 7:02 ↓

Back home from New York, I make excuses for not writing.

77 Writing as a prelude to bagels (3rd May 2026) 03.05.2026 8:03 ↓

I did some writing in New York today. And I recorded my music podcast. And I ate a delicious bagel. Winning!

76 Back on the wagon (2nd May 2026) 02.05.2026 6:52 ↓

No promises but I’ve actually done some decent writing two days in a row and plan to do more… Keep tuning in to see if I succeed.

75 What I plan to do differently from today… (1st May 2026) 01.05.2026 10:16 ↓

In a somewhat overlong podcast, I explain my plan try and make myself better at everything I need to do this month, including exercise and writing…

74 Creative Doldrums (28th April 2026) 28.04.2026 6:47 ↓

I just natter on, not really about writing because I haven’t done any.

73 Minor Progress (26th April 2026) 26.04.2026 6:54 ↓

I talk about the chapter I’m currently writing and what I’m doing tomorrow.

72 Chapter 24b (21st April 2026) 21.04.2026 8:01 ↓

I finally got chapter 26 signed off today, during a live stream, the first one I’ve done in months, and I even started chapter 27! At which point I realised it probably needed to actually take place immediately after chapter 24…

71 Writing but the Wrong Writing (20th April 2026) 20.04.2026 7:27 ↓

I talk about my other podcast far too much today.

70 Hammersmith and Bodies (19th April 2026) 19.04.2026 8:18 ↓

Achieved quite a lot today, even though not much of it was directly linked to my writing: went on a walk, did some exercise, and actually wrote something (but only a script for another podcast!)

69 Two days in a row! I’m spoiling you! (18th April 2026) 18.04.2026 7:30 ↓

I talk about my day, about the tiny bit of writing I’ve done and about other other things.

68 Death and Coving (17th April 2026) 17.04.2026 7:18 ↓

I apologise for not having recorded a pod for a few days, and talk about my day. It wasn’t a great one.

67 Music and Writing (13th April 2026) 13.04.2026 6:54 ↓

I talk about my day and the fact I’ve finally done some writing.

66 A Few Days Off (9th April 2026) 09.04.2026 7:11 ↓

Just announcing a few days off (on top of a few days off that I’ve just had that were unplanned!)

65 Home; Tired; Who! (5th April 2026) 05.04.2026 7:10 ↓

Got home, watched the two missing episodes of Doctor Who that turned up last month. Then slept a lot. Twice.

64 Homeward Bound (4th April 2026) 04.04.2026 6:48 ↓

I did say that you would only get a podcast today if I actually managed to achieve something. Looks like I did! Listen to the show to find out what.

63 A reflective mood (3rd April 2026) 03.04.2026 6:59 ↓

It’s kind of an excuse podcast again as to why I haven’t written, sorry, but when you listen, I think you’ll agree it’s a good reason for once.