I keep a record of the weather each day. It’s not a very sophisticated system, an icon scribbled in my bullet journal, but I do it religiously. So, I know that for 21 days in November and 13 days so far in December it has either rained or been total grey cloud cover where I live. All my favourite walks…
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I sang Christmas carols today for the first time in 2020. For context, in a normal year I spend most of December singing carols in various settings – churches, hospitals, schools, old folks’ homes. Not this year, for obvious reasons. And this is why today’s little sing was so precious. Six singers, outside, at two metres distance and singing carols…
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On Wednesday I got the editorial notes for book 7. On Thursday I read them. They were fine. Nothing major to fix. On Friday I had a video conference with my editor. Nothing to worry about. All edits perfectly doable. On Saturday I didn’t start. On Sunday I didn’t start but I tidied loose ends up ready for a good…
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Over the last few weeks I have made two decisions that have surprised me. What they were isn’t that important – they weren’t what you’d call life changing (although both will have important ramifications.) What is of interest, however, is that they caught me unawares. They weren’t what I was expecting, and if you’d asked me what I thought a…
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Have you noticed how life is all about goal setting these days? I’m not complaining! It suits me because I am all about goal setting too. I like a target generally, but it’s particularly important as a busy, full-time author with a tight schedule. Without setting out clear goals of what I need to achieve and when, it would be…
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