28-01-23: HBTM!
Day off from everything today – outlining, writing… thinking, even!. Yeah, birthdays come but once a year – and today is mine. And no…I dont’ feel guilty at all. Bring on the cake!
January 2023
23-01-23: Out with the old and in with the new…
After finishing the Edited manuscript review, I had a day away from writing altogether. My renewed passport was ready for collection in BKK. This is actually an epic to collect. A long drive and then at the end, a stressful drive in Bangkok centre. Then trying to remember where the building is (GPS last time
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17-01-23: Routine…
Once you become a writer, and have a book going through the process, I wonder what other writers do each morning. it’s amazing how you fall into a new routine. Here’s what I do…I am up and about at around 0700. The first, the very first thing I do is…make coffee. Yes, that coffee addiction
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12-01-23: Reviewing the edited review…
The publisher returned my manuscript after the proof reading had been completed. My instruction was to go over the edits and make a note if I disagreed with any of the changes. I could additionally make my own further changes if, on reflection, the book text could be improved. The timescale for this was four
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08-01-23: Some non-book activity!
I enjoy living here in SE Asia. The pace of life where we are, the lower costs, obviously and the climate are all plus points. We really are living in that rural idyll so desirable to many in the overcrowded West. To maintain it though, I need to have a valid visa and carry out
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01-01-23: Happy New Year – will this be the year!?
Of course, not much is happening with the Publisher. They are all on the Christmas break, back on January 3rd. When you want something over this time, it seems like the wait is forever! I remember being on the other side of the fence, though – enjoying the long Christmas and New Year break which
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