I LOVE BIALI SO MUCH, OMG you guys should read the #OldRaces books so you can love him too, he's so awful and rough and perfect, oh, my heart, GOD i love him www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4MKZM...

The joys of living in Wiltshire pt 323: debating whether what you can hear is thunder or just the MOD conducting live-fire exercises on Salisbury Plain...

Morning :) I have a day job task to accomplish, then it's back on draft 2 - hopefully the last day on this for the month (barring some formatting) So music up, coffee mug filled and distracto-apps on my phone turned off. <3

Mine used to tell me to brake…generally just after I’d already started braking. Monday, I finally found the ‘off’ switch. Bliss.

Should add really that if you're a smol newsletter bean who would dearly love to NOT be on Substack, then I will happily roll (and manage) a Ghost install for you for cost + a small maintenance fee. I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.

A pox and a plague on people who mix units.

Morning :) Today is going to be draft 2 day. I think I have two remaining pick ups, one biggish batch of rewriting and then I should be able to wrap things up and call it drafted. If I get that done, it'll then be on to draft 6. I also need to do some crochet work and I'm assuming my clients...

Morning :) I have day job tasks, I have crochet tasks, I have drafts 2 and 6 to work on and I have drafts that need to be converted into Scrivener (because my old software is being discontinued :( ) And before all of that: coffee <3

Not me, over here, still being able to recall my home phone number from 40 years ago…that I don’t think I EVER needed to ring! (By the time I was old enough to phone home, the number had changed…and yes, I remember that one, too!)

Gresley and Friends Out Soon! Gresley and Friends, the second book in the Gresley series, is now available for pre-order! This book sees the continuing adventures of a curious cat and her friends, both old and new. It's suitable for all ages - for the young and the young at heart. It will be…

Morning :) I've already been into the office and escaped again! (Admittedly, I was highly motivated to get out as it's fire alarm test day and the bleeps were killing me!) I've still got some day job stuff to do - six items, half of which are trivial. After that it's time for theh weekend list.

Morning :) Off to a slightly slow start this morning, but getting underway shortly. Yesterday ended up a bit of a wash, so today needs to be full-focus to get draft 2 much nearer the finishing line. (I'd say over it but...I do have a couple of day job things to look at!)

Morning :) Damp to go with the grey today. A couple of day job bits to start off. Then it's going to be the draft 3 planning to finally get that sorted out. After that, draft 2 pickups and 1k or more on draft 6. First, though, a water bottle refill and time to heat my slippers! <3

I started out on Geocities (yes, yes, I know I'm dating myself) as Athers. When Geocities merged with Yahoo, I became Athers.geo and then I dropped the . and it's been me ever since. (I've toyed with other names, but this is the one I use most frequently.)

TFW when you realise, to your annoyance, the building you were going to put in your story wasn't built until five years after your story is set. *grump* I could adjust my timeline, of course, but literally all my other research is for the earlier period so...back to the drawing board.

Morning :) Back to grey here, so on go the fairylights for a bit of cheer. Need to do some work on draft 1 this morning. Then: -Draft 6 1k (minimum) -More pickups for draft 2 -Draft 3 chapter plan And yes, probably some day job stuff in there too. But first: coffee <3

Morning :) That strange glowing ball in the sky is back! The process of going through draft 2 looking for instances [stuff happens] begins. I also need to do at least 1k on draft 6. And likely some dayjob stuff as well. But first: breakfast and coffee. <3

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Niels has another cartoon. www.facebook.com/CouldBeWorse...

Workin’ On A Mystery September's done and in the history books, October's started and I can safely say that I have a bit of a monster (ahaha...sorry) update. First up: Cacador is done! Well, okay, not done-done, but I've done all my editing. There are still likely to be some changes and…

Morning :) Had a bit of drama this morning: I normally go into the office first thing. Unfortunately, I discovered I'd picked up the wrong keys. Oops. So I'm back at home and will try again after 9am. It would be less annoying, but half of my day job list can only be done in the office. *facepalm*

Morning :) Currently listening to Game of Thrones. My clients should be afraid...! I do have some day job stuff to do, but most of it can't be tackled until this afternoon, so this morning is going to be spent working on more fun things.

Coast, castles, puffins, countryside, Hadrian's Wall, countryside.. It's not JUST Christmas cards you'll find in my online shop! crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com

The only LLM I can get behind

But I have really exciting British news to share today: Wooing the Witch Queen is a Kindle Monthly Deal in the UK for all of October! You can snap it up for just 99p (!!!). Happy cozy-spooky season! www.amazon.co.uk/Wooing-Witch... #romancelandia

Morning :) Yesterday ended up a lot more interrupted than I'd hoped for, but I did get a decent amount done. Today I'm largely taking 'off' so I can take stock and work out where I'm actually at with various projects vs what I want to try and achieve. So time for coffee, music and a lot of stats!

Morning :) Today's the day to go for broke on draft 2. The minimum required is 7k, which is (without too many interruptions) definitely doable...as long as I don't waste too much of my day playing with my phone! So. Games off. Music on. Updates, as and when...

Hooray, A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence is out TODAY! You can snap it up in ebook or paperback now: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave Gorgeous cover design by Artscandare. ❤️🦇❤️

Morning :) That was a decently successful weekend. While I didn't actually achieve my goal as such, I have got things to move on considerably and I should be able to get draft 2 finished this week. Today, after the inevitable dayjob bits, I'll be continuing on with that.

FRIENDS I NEED YOUR HELP A friend of mine is in desperate need of a room in Dublin IMMEDIATELY BUDGET is €670 Anyone with a room available or know of one, please shoot me a message on here or comment below! And please share this!

Mordor on the Orient Express

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Morning :) It's Friday and that means I have a monster list of day job stuff...that I can mostly dispose of inside an hour! Once that's done, and pending my clients behaving, the weekend awaits and I have two lists for it. Needs: -Finish draft 2 -Talk to my cover designer -Tidy my office

Morning :) My clients are continuing to find my inbox, which is mildly annoying, so the day job list now stands at six items, however, one's time linked so I can't do it until the afternoon but the other five are small points which I can (probably) tick off before 10am. Pending interruptions!

Either rumpled sweater witch or resting goblin face…

Writer Wednesday: Renaissance Shifters Welcome to this month's Writer Wednesday and it's time for something completely different: Murphy Lawless' Renaissance Shifters series What is it? It's a series of four (so far?) books set in the Colorado town of Renaissance and a community of shifters…

Morning :) I have five day job items on my list, most of which are not especially involved, so I should be able to knock them off fairly quickly (granted, I can't finish one until the client sends me more info but I can do the prep work for it). After that, I've got some minor chores...

Morning :) Welp. It was bound to happen sooner or later. My clients have finally remembered I exist, so most of my day looks like it's going to be spent systems poking. Fortunately, I have a supply of emergency chocolate! Once I get them sorted out: -Draft 3 - 1k -Draft 6 - 1k -Draft 2 - 1k

Morning :) Not my most productive weekend of the year, but progress was made on most fronts. The day job list (currently) has two items, so I'm looking to clear that away. Then... -Draft 3 - 1k -Draft 6 - 1k (although more would be good) -Draft 2 - Need to do some timeline wrangling...

Friday Fiction: The Fountain of Mustabah A little closer to the end of the month (and the day!) than I'd have liked, this month's Friday Fiction is just about into novella territory and is a story that I've been working on for some little while. It's set in my fantasy world of Mirna and tells the…

Another print newly listed in my online shop- Rothbury in May. crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/.../rothbury... This is one of my favourite views of Rothbury.

Ten options for future leaf-removal trains... 10. Keanu Leaves 9. Twiggy Pop 8. Axel Foliage 7. Britney Clears 6. The Regional Branch Manager 5. Leaf No Trace 4. The Fall Guy 3. That Don't Impress Me Mulch 2. A Good Railing 1. Maybe She's Born With it. Maybe It's Maple-leaves

Morning :) It's nearly the weekend and while today is my epic day job day (there's a whole mess of standing jobs that get done on a Friday on top of whatever else might need to be done) it's also Friday and I can watch one of the more spectacular F1 street races.

Morning :) Yesterday was remarkably unsuccessful - largely due to day job stuff, which is still, somewhat on-going and which is where I will be starting this morning. Then it's draft 5 time. It's just about finished, but it needs a read through and a polish so...

Morning :) Grey and grim today so the fairylights are on and twinkling. After the four day job tasks on my list (which I'll be dealing with shortly), I need to do the following: -Draft 5 - got close yesterday, so should be able to wrap up today -Draft 3 - need to start knitting this together

Morning :) There is a strange, glowing ball in the sky today...wonder how long that will last! Draft 1 goes off to my editor a bit later on today (yay!), so that's one firmly off my plate for a bit. With that done, my next priority is draft 5. I want to post that on Friday, so getting finished...

Morning :) Grim and chilly this morning. I do have a few day job tasks to tackle which need to come first. Then: -Draft 1 - final edits -Draft 6 - 1k -Draft 5 - 1k or finish -Draft 3 - planning And before all of that: fluffy socks, coffee and my electric hot water bottle await! <3

Morning :) Well, my clients DID finally remember I exist yesterday, which meant yesterday was not as productive as my list would have liked, AND I can't launch straight into my list today, because I've got day job stuff still to do. However, once that's all tackled, it's the weekend...

TFW you've written 1500 really, REALLY good words...that have highlighted that this aspect of your plot is utter BUNK. That. *sigh* Fortunately it is a very small aspect and I already know how to fix it, but...those were good words *sobs quietly into her diet coke*

Morning :) Today's list is a bit of a long one. So, more or less in priority order: -Draft 4 - edits and formatting -Draft 5 - finish (I don't think this will go up tomorrow, but it will be wrapped up today!) -Draft 6 - 1k -Draft 3 - 1k -Website admin -Cover work, draft 6 -Draft 2 admin