Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
It’s become a custom for the first post of each year to be a review of how I got on with the previous year’s objectives and the list of new…
Ducie’s Diary: November 2022
November has been an interesting month, with lots going on both on the writing and the marketing front. But I did find time to make good on my intention to…
Ducie’s Diary: October 2022
October has simply flown by. It only seems like yesterday when I was enthusing about my birthday celebrations, but a whole month has passed since then. It’s been a packed…
Ducie’s Diary: June 2022
It’s been a month of two halves, has June. I’ve achieved quite a bit, as you can see below. We had great weather for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations here in…
Elizabeth Chats With…Alexa Bigwarfe
I’ve been talking about the Women in Publishing summit for a couple of years now. And for the past few months, I’ve been introducing some of the members of ‘the…
Ducie’s Diary: April 2022
April is supposed to be quite a harsh month, weather-wise, with lots of sharp rain showers and some chilly breezes. But we’ve got off quite lightly here in the UK…
Ducie’s Diary: February 2022
Well, that’s February done with. It’s only two or three days shorter than the other eleven months, but it seems to make a huge difference, doesn’t it? I spent most…
Ducie’s Diary: January 2022
Okay, so I can read a calendar as well as anyone. I know it’s the first day of February. I know this should have been posted yesterday. But I have…
Designing My Path Through 2022
For a number of years, my first post each January has been a review of the previous year’s writerly achievements followed by my plans for the coming twelve months. I…
Ducie’s Diary: February 2021
As I sit writing this, I can see out of the corner of my eye custard coloured daffodils, tiny narcissi with trumpets of orange, pale yellow and purple crocuses and…
Ducie’s Diary: January 2021
We may be almost at the end of January, but hopefully it’s not too late to wish you all a very Happy New Year. It’s been while since I’ve written…