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19 Feb 202118 Feb 2021 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Thursdays are always tired days for me. I don't know why this happens, but it always has done. Even when I 'worked for a living' you could usually guarantee that Thursday would be the day I turned in late. I didn't 'walk to work' because by the time I… Continue reading Job searches

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Historical accuracy in novels

14 Jan 202114 Jan 2021 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

Image by Michael Drummond from Pixabay When I was learning how to write, fiction and non-fiction, I was taught to always ensure that my facts were correct, as there will always be someone who knows, and there will always be someone who complains if there's a mistake. When I was training to be a broadcast… Continue reading Historical accuracy in novels

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Welcome, 2021

4 Jan 2021 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

Happy New Year to everyone! Let's hope we kick this virus in 2021, so that life can return to normal. I had a lovely long Christmas holiday, almost three whole weeks in the end. And while we were still very busy, I also did quite a lot of navel-gazing. I've been cogitating over the way… Continue reading Welcome, 2021

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Ducks in a row

16 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay So I've been spending the past few days planning for the new year. I did very well this year in that I was able to complete all of my outstanding work in good time to take the whole of the Christmas period off, for a change. But that, of… Continue reading Ducks in a row

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When the work dries up …

8 Dec 2020 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

... diversify. Looking back at 2020, a lot of us have seen major changes. I think lockdown was the biggest challenge for many. For people like me, who work from home and hardly see anyone from one day to the next, lockdown wasn't that big a deal. I had the poet home with me while… Continue reading When the work dries up …

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Planning for 2021

25 Nov 20201 Dec 2020 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

As I'm up to date with client work, today I decided to start planning my own writing work for the new year. I use a 10-project planner spreadsheet. And while the above is still very much under construction, this opening page gives you the gist of what it looks like. I have yet to move… Continue reading Planning for 2021

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Ghostwriting

16 Nov 20201 Dec 2020 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

Here is another picture from our recent walk around Hatfield Moor. The tree is a young silver birch and it comes under 2 photography subject classifications (that I know of). First of all, it's a 'hero' tree. This means that it's a standalone tree, set apart from a group of other trees. Secondly, it's a… Continue reading Ghostwriting

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Fair start to the week

10 Jul 201824 Jul 2018 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

This is my current writing work in progress pile. The A5 book with the touchy-feely cover of pink flowers on a foliage background is the ideas book. This is where I jot down words, titles, scenarios, plots, outlines of short material, topic lists for non-fiction, market information. This book is where the magic begins ...… Continue reading Fair start to the week

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The end is nigh

29 Mar 2018 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

... well, I say the end is nigh when really what I mean is the end of the writing part is nigh. For the past two weeks I've been in the writing cave, trying to finish the history book. Last week I managed to pop up for air and come in to say hello with the… Continue reading The end is nigh

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Struggling to get motivated (list alert)

7 Mar 2018 Diane Wordsworth4 Comments

I'll be honest. I've been struggling to get motivated to do my own writing. All was very well to the end of November, when I completed NaNoWriMo 2017. But December disappeared down a dark hole of running around, shopping, Christmas, hospital visiting, family stuff, phone calls, and my output dropped to zero. January and February… Continue reading Struggling to get motivated (list alert)

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Having a splurge

22 Jun 20175 Jul 2017 Diane Wordsworth4 Comments

I seem to be having a mid-week writing splurge - and long may it last. I've been very busy editing a heavy book, but I finished it and sent the queries back to the author. It did take longer than I thought it would, though. I'd hoped it would take around a week and it… Continue reading Having a splurge

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Update

28 Mar 201728 Mar 2017 Diane Wordsworth2 Comments

March has been a bit busy ... apologies for going AWOL. Nothing has been wrong, all is well. I've just been really, really busy. The month began with the tail end of an editing job finally delivered on 7 March.  It was followed almost immediately with two new editing jobs from lovely-already-boss, and a proofreading… Continue reading Update

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February round-up

6 Mar 2017 Diane WordsworthLeave a comment

January wasn't a great start, and that continued into February. This is mostly because much of the time was spent editing other people's work while the rest of the time was spent eating birthday cake. The month began with a contribution to a friend's article on writing plus the return of a lovely job to… Continue reading February round-up

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January round-up

30 Jan 2017 Diane Wordsworth6 Comments

January has not been a great start to 2017 for me, work-wise. I've been lazy, unmotivated and easily distracted. I think the biggest problem was I didn't set myself a total word-count target for the month and, as a result, I've written hardly anything. I have had one book each in from two clients, one… Continue reading January round-up

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