2022-01-06 18:00
Yes, I’m calling them challenges this year, rather than the usual resolutions, or goals of the past. It feels like taking a more realistic attitude to call them challenges. It takes aw… Read More
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2021-12-30 18:00
Last week I mentioned that I’d written a story a day for NaNoWriMo. Well, that’s not strictly true. For example, on the last day, as well as the daily story, I wrote a second sto… Read More
2021-12-23 18:00
For the first time in a number of years, I took part in NaNoWriMo last month. The challenge I set for myself was to write a short story a day using prompts from Word of the Day posts from va… Read More
2021-12-16 18:00
The more you read in the genre you write, the more you will understand what makes up a satisfying tale in that genre. I think this is a pretty well-known, and agreed, fact and practice and… Read More
2021-12-09 17:35
Today is the first day of the second year of me learning Italian. In other words, yesterday was one year since I started. I had no great plan. I just wanted something to fill those long wint… Read More
2020-12-04 18:20
It’s been a while. So, what’s happening., apart from, you know?
I’m continuing with my YouTube journey, trying to find a route through the noise. I still have the kids&r&hell…Read More
2020-04-27 05:30
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Hi, everyone. My name’s Juliet and today I’m talking about Dodos are Forever by Dick King-Smith, which I listened to as an audiobook from my library. This b… Read More
2020-04-20 05:30
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Hi, everyone. My name’s Juliet and today I’m talking about My Super Sister by Gwyneth Rees, which I listened to as an audiobook from my library. This book i… Read More
2020-04-13 05:30
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Hi, everyone. My name’s Juliet and today I’m going to be talking about Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson. This book is aimed at kids aged 8-12 and I listened… Read More
2020-04-06 05:30
Circus of the Unseen, a book about life, death and the space in between.
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Hi, everyone. My name’s Juliet and today I’m going to be talking about Circus of… Read More
2020-04-04 07:42
For those with kids at home at the moment, who might need a little inspiration, or something to crush that boredom, I’m currently posting daily writing prompts on my kids’ YouTub… Read More
2020-03-30 05:30
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to crash in the rainforest and have to learn to survive? In this book, that very thing happens to our kids. Will they survive?
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2020-03-23 06:30
Have you ever wanted to see the full texts of Greta Thunberg’s speeches, then this book will give you that. It’s quite short, but impactful.
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Hi, everyone… Read More
2020-03-18 19:46
Many children are currently unable to go to school and many parents will be struggling to find the money for necessities, let alone ebooks. For this reason, all my middle grade children&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-03-16 06:30
Today’s review is a book of short stories, which are definitely for those who enjoy the weird.
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Hi, everyone. And today’s review is about a book called Un… Read More
2020-03-09 06:30
Today’s review is of The Girl with Space in her Heart. A book about worries and secrets, with a little bit of space thrown in.
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Hi, everyone. Today I’m go… Read More
2020-03-02 13:00
Yes, this is a second video/post in one day. The explanation is above, or below. Whatever.
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Hi, everyone. So, I’m posting two reviews today, because I’m… Read More
2020-03-02 06:30
Today’s story is a strange little adventure about discovering a cryogenic chamber that’s not empty! Have you ever considered having your body frozen and waking up in another ti… Read More
2020-02-24 06:30
Who doesn’t love deer? The Hideaway is a sweet little story for slightly younger readers.
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Hi, everyone. And today’s book review is about a book called Th… Read More
2020-02-17 06:30
You’ll see in this video that I’m experimenting with a new way of presenting my videos. Rather than having a million jump cuts, I’m holding my notes and reading directly… Read More
2020-02-12 19:32
Who remembers the moon landings? Oh, only me then.
This book is everything moon. It starts with people’s perceptions in times past, goes on to the moon landings, the formation… Read More
2020-02-10 14:00
This time I’m reviewing two books in a series that I read back-to-back. I don’t often do this, but it was over Christmas and I had plenty of time to read.
Video Transcript… Read More
2020-02-05 09:00
I listened to this as an audiobook and it was narrated by the author.
As the title suggests, this book is all about the environmental impacts that we don’t know we are havin… Read More
2020-02-03 14:00
Here’s my first post showcasing my YouTube reviews. I’m gradually refining my skills, but I know I’m not there yet. Hopefully, you’ll get some entertainment from it… Read More
2020-01-31 09:00
A mother and her twin, teenage daughters, move into a castle, owned by the mother’s new partner, in a rather unusual Irish town.
Usually, it’s the titles that encourage me… Read More
2020-01-30 18:10
Hi, everyone.
Those of you who’ve been paying attention will notice that I missed another two weeks.
I started the weekly round-ups of my progress to keep myself accountable. I… Read More
2020-01-13 09:00
Hi, everyone. I hope you’re well. Here’s this week’s update.
Writing Project
The writing project I mentioned last week is coming along quite well. I’ve finished… Read More
2020-01-06 09:00
Hi, everyone and a Happy New Year.
I’m still not sure how much I’m going to post here this year. I’m toying with the idea of only doing one post a month, but I’m g… Read More
2019-12-23 09:00
Hi, everyone.
It’s been a while. Honestly, I just needed a break from everything and I was working on a new project, which I’ll talk about below. Plus, I have a new book I&rsq&hell…Read More
2019-10-07 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, The Clockwork Hero and the Bravest of Girls is out in the world and, very shortly, so will be the Omnibus of Tales from the Forest of the Hooting Owl (I’ve already… Read More
2019-09-30 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, no post last week. This was mainly because of a bad Internet connection when it came to trying to post and by the time all was okay again, it was too late to post for th… Read More
2019-09-16 08:00
Hi, everyone.
In the past week, I’ve done a full read aloud proofread and visual check of the proof copy of The Clockwork Hero and a further Kindle read aloud. In the coming week, I… Read More
2019-09-09 08:00
Hi, everyone.
I have my proof copy!
In the past week, I completed work on the eBook of Clockwork Hero and created some promo bits and bobs to post on social media.
In the coming w… Read More
2019-09-02 08:00
Hi, everyone.
In the past week I managed to get all my read-throughs of Clockwork Hero done and the paperback proof is now ordered. It should be here before the end of the coming week. In… Read More
2019-08-26 08:00
Happy Bank Holiday Monday, if you have one today.
So, where are we with Clockwork Hero? Well, all the formatting is done for the paperback and mostly done for the eBook. It’s had an… Read More
2019-08-12 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Clockwork Hero is moving along. I did another couple of reads this week and put the text into paperback format, and created a final-ish version of the cover. Phew!
Everyt… Read More
2019-08-05 08:00
Hi, everyone.
In this past week, I did one read aloud (me speaking) and one ePub read, using the Microsoft Edge read aloud feature, of Clockwork Hero. I also started working on the format… Read More
2019-07-29 08:00
Hi, everyone.
How have you all been for the past two weeks?
As I said last time, I wasn’t going to be doing any major writing tasks for one week, then I’d be starting back… Read More
2019-07-15 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Last week, I completed my basic Kindle read and my read aloud of the new project. It’s almost at 29K now, but I’m going to let it rest for a week before I contin… Read More
2019-07-08 09:17
Hi, everyone.
Only just remembered I hadn’t written this. Oops!
In the past week, it’s been all about the new MG book. I completed the rough draft, did a paper edit and tra… Read More
2019-07-01 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, I’m 18.5K into my new book and I think I’ve decided it is middle grade. I’ve got to the end of the story, but there are still a lot of words to add. I… Read More
2019-06-24 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week, I did manage to start my new book. I’m around 4K words in and it’s taking a bit of time to get the voice(s) right, especially as it’s first… Read More
2019-06-17 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This week felt quite disrupted. I had family staying, then I had my car serviced and MOT’d, both of which took me away from my work. Still, I managed to get most of wh… Read More
2019-06-10 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, I’m getting to the final stage edits of this pen name project. I hope to have it in paperback and eBook format by the end of the week, in order to be able to publi… Read More
2019-06-03 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, yes, I forgot to write a post last week. I did remember on Monday, but it was a Bank Holiday and I decided to take a week off.
What have I been doing? Well, mainly wo… Read More
2019-05-20 08:00
Hi, everyone.
As all I did last week was work on the pen name project, and that’s going to be the same in the coming week, I thought I’d do something a little different today… Read More
2019-05-13 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This last week has been all about Forest 6. Final read-throughs have been completed and it is now uploaded for pre-order – release date 1 June 2019. Did I tell you the… Read More
2019-05-06 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This has been a fairly productive week. I got through everything I intended, including starting on the final edits of Forest 6.
In the coming week, I intend to finish tho… Read More
2019-04-29 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Nearly another month gone already. So, I did what I planned over the past week, which was to work on the pen name project and to continue with my admin.
In the coming we… Read More
2019-04-22 08:00
Hi, everyone.
It’s currently the Easter weekend and the weather is HOT! For those outside of the UK, this is not normal and it makes me happy. I am not a winter person.
So, this… Read More
2019-04-15 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This week, I completed the work on Forest 5, The Goblin and a Faerie Tale, and uploaded it to the many and various platforms. So, I’m pleased to say, it’s now av… Read More
2019-04-08 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, in this past week I finished my proof copies work and ordered them, and received them on Saturday. Yay! I also did the read through, Kindle read aloud and me reading alo… Read More
2019-04-01 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, in the past week I … haven’t yet ordered the proofs of the final two Forest books. I know, I’ve been saying that for weeks, but I’m almost there… Read More
2019-03-25 09:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week didn’t go exactly as planned. I did do another couple of read throughs on Forest 5 and 6, but I didn’t get the covers done. This is because I had… Read More
2019-03-18 09:00
Hi, everyone.
As planned, I did my research and wrote a little on the potential project. I think I’m going to go with it and see what happens. That’s about all I did this pas… Read More
2019-03-11 09:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week, I’ve done lots of editing, formatting and finalising of Forest 5 and 6. I’ve still to do the covers, but I think Forest 6 needs at least one more… Read More
2019-03-04 09:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week, as expected, I worked on my Patreon page, and I’m pleased to say that it’s now live, up and running, launched!
Click here to visit my Patreon… Read More
2019-02-25 09:00
Hi, everyone.
So, not a lot to tell this week. I’ve been working on my Patreon page and I still haven’t finished what I need to do. Another week of the same, methinks. Launch… Read More
2019-02-18 09:00
Hi, everyone.
This last week, I did a couple of reads of Forest 6, and I made up the paperback, and I sorted out all the graphics, and put them into the document. No, I didn’t do th… Read More
2019-02-11 09:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week, I did get my read aloud and Kindle read of Forest 6 completed and I managed to do the first draft of all the graphics, but only by working over the weekend… Read More
2019-02-04 09:00
Hi, everyone.
So, I did my two Kindle reads of Forest 5 and finished the graphics. These have been inserted into the paperback, but not the eBook version yet. This meant I could do all th… Read More
2019-01-28 09:00
Hi, everyone.
What have I done over the past week? Well, I did my Kindle read of Forest 5 and I did an ePub read aloud of it. So, plus one to the list. I’ve nearly finished work on… Read More
2019-01-21 09:00
Hi, everyone.
This week has been quite productive. I completed the paper edit of Forest 6 and transcribed it. I also did a read aloud of Forest 5 and completed the drafts of all the pictu… Read More
2019-01-14 09:00
Hi, everyone.
This week has been a week of uploading. What fun! However, I now have most of my books uploaded to PublishDrive, even if some are only in the omnibus form. That’s how… Read More
2019-01-07 21:00
Hi, everyone. Happy New Year.
It’s been a while. So, what’s been happening? Well, I finished two of the short stories I mentioned last time and sent them off. The third one, I… Read More
2018-12-17 09:00
Hi, everyone.
After having said I wasn’t going to do any writing, once again, I did. I decided to try for a few short story opportunities/anthology calls. I chose ones that end by… Read More
2018-12-10 09:00
Hi, everyone.
Last week, I did do a little writing. It’s a short story about Sprout, the goblin in the Forest books, to post every day next week on Instagram. If you’d like t… Read More
2018-12-03 09:00
Hi, everyone.
Ah, December. That time when everyone’s mind turns to book buying. Okay, not everyone buys books for Christmas, but if you’re considering doing so, and you&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-11-26 09:00
Hi, everyone.
Another two weeks without a post. The good news is that I now have a new computer and it’s all set up (I think).
There’s very little to say about the writing… Read More
2018-11-11 08:30
Hi, everyone.
This isn’t a normal progress post, because there isn’t a lot of progress. Why? Because my laptop died a week ago and I’m still trying to sort stuff out and de… Read More
2018-10-29 09:00
Hi, everyone.
Well, I didn’t get as much done as I wanted last week, because all my time was spent getting the secret project finished, which is secret no more! So, here it is.
Yes, a… Read More
2018-10-22 08:00
Hi, everyone.
As planned, I did the following last week. Finalised and ordered my proof copy of the secret project (it arrived Sunday morning). Added the replacement graphics to Forest 4 and… Read More
2018-10-15 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Well, things took a little longer than I expected, last week, so I didn’t get everything done. I have the secret project ready to order the proof copy, with one more chec… Read More
2018-10-08 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Well, last week I did finish my first draft of Forest 6 and I did do a read-aloud proof of the paperback of Forest 4. I decided that I needed to redo a couple of the illustrati… Read More
2018-10-01 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Well, last week, as planned, I spent my Monday joyously doing admin. Then, on Tuesday, I did a read aloud of the secret project. And from Wednesday through Friday, I worked on… Read More
2018-09-24 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This has been a productive week. As planned, I finished my read aloud of the secret project. I sorted out the proof of the Hunter Vampire Omnibus and made it live (eBook and pa… Read More
2018-09-17 09:22
Hi, everyone.
Oops! Forgot to write this post yesterday. Brain overload!
So, what did I do last week? Well, I did lots of editing on the secret project, which included a paper edit, followe… Read More
2018-09-10 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Hold on. Just let me check what I said I was going to do last week.
So, I did upload the second omnibus of the HV series, and I’ve ordered the proof of the paperback, as… Read More
2018-09-03 08:00
Hi, all.
Last week, I did get all the files for Wizard Search uploaded. I also uploaded Book Four for pre-order, so I guess I should tell you what it’s called. It is … The Gobli… Read More
2018-08-27 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Last week’s plan was a little ambitious. Oh, well. I did get all the files prepared to upload, which means eBook and paperback files of the Forest and Hunter Vampire Book… Read More
2018-08-20 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Last week, as planned, I did two read alouds of Forest 3 (Wizard Search). Then, I decided to do something different. The short story I was going to write for an anthology submi… Read More
2018-08-13 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, I didn’t do quite what I’d planned last week. Only sorta.
I did do a rough transfer of the text of Forest 4 into eBook format, which allowed me to do a read th… Read More
2018-08-06 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, what did I do last week? Well, I did a read aloud of both Forest 4 and Hunter Vampire 6. That was quite a lot of talking to myself. Then, I didn’t work on the short… Read More
2018-07-30 08:00
Hi, everyone.
As intended, last week was all about the admin. It was a hard slog, but I got that finished on Thursday. So, what else could I do? Write a short story, or two. I wrote and sent… Read More
2018-07-23 08:00
Hi, everyone.
As planned, last week I completed, and typed up, the paper edits for Forest four and Hunter Vampire six. Now, they will rest for at least a week. Next week, I will be catching… Read More
2018-07-16 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This last week I completed all the proof edits of The Goblin and a Wizard Search and I put the eBook up for pre-order at Amazon. This is what it looks like.
I also completed a… Read More
2018-07-09 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Last week was pretty productive. I now have a proper first draft of the Forest Book 4 and I have a first draft of all the graphics. Not only that, but I completed another edit… Read More
2018-07-02 08:00
Hi, everyone.
It looks like I forgot to post anything last week Oops! Never mind.
Anyway, where am I? Well, I finished the edits on Wizard Search and ordered the proof copy, which has alread… Read More
2018-06-18 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Last week, I did as I had planned. I completed a read through of Forest three and a Kindle read of it. I also announced the title. So, I can now tell you it’s called The… Read More
2018-06-11 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, last week I sorted all the graphics for Forest three and I had time to start a read aloud, which I managed to get about halfway through.
In the coming week, I’ll comp… Read More
2018-06-04 09:06
Hi, everyone.
Oops! Forgot to write this post last night. Too much else on my mind.
Well, last week, let me see. I did another edit of the third Forest book and I started working on the grap… Read More
2018-05-28 08:00
Hi, everyone.
Well, as expected, this past week was all about getting Child Witch finalised and uploaded. Nothing else was done, apart from creating some promo materials.
In this coming week… Read More
2018-05-21 08:00
Hi, all.
This past week was another disrupted one, but I still managed to get a first draft of HV6 completed. Nothing else that was on my list happened, but that’s life.
In the coming… Read More
2018-05-14 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week, I did two run-throughs of the third goblin book, as planned. This left me with one day left over, which meant I decided to start on the next Hunter Vampire stor… Read More
2018-05-07 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, this past week, I only worked on Child Witch. I had a bit of a glitch at the beginning of the week that meant I had to pretty much take two days off, rather than one. Howev… Read More
2018-04-30 08:00
Hi, everyone.
As planned, this past week was all about short stories. I submitted two short stories and one poem (I think – it might have been three stories), and I wrote another for l… Read More
2018-04-23 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week has been very productive. I did many read alouds, by various methods, of Child Witch. I also finished the formatting for the paperback, including the cover, and… Read More
2018-04-16 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week I have been through Child Witch three times and got the eBook closer to finished, as well. I also sent out last week’s short story and wrote another one. I… Read More
2018-04-09 08:00
Hi, everyone.
So, what did I do this past week? Well, I completed first drafts for all the illustrations for Forest 3. And, I have an almost finished short story to send out (completely unre… Read More
2018-04-02 08:00
Hi, everyone.
This past week, as planned, I worked on the third Forest book and now I have a pretty reasonable first draft that is going to rest for a few weeks. As it was then Easter weeken… Read More
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