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 […]
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: October 2021
For the second month running, I’m posting this late, but have just made it before the month end. (I was thinking of posting it in the early hours of next […]
Ducie’s Diary: September 2021
This post is coming out a couple of days late, but I wanted to make sure it appeared in late September, rather than slipping into October. It’s been a busy […]
A Game of Three Halves
For the past few 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’ve […]
Ducie’s Diary: June 2020
Just over two months ago, I had everything mapped out for spring and early summer. I was due to have knee surgery on 26th March, so my physical movement was […]
Ducie’s Diary: February
I know February is the shortest month, but it’s only by a day or two, especially this year, so why does it only seem about two weeks since I was […]
Writerly Round-Up: September 2019
I’m sure it’s no coincidence that September, just nine months after Christmas and New Year, is a packed month for birthdays. So many of my friends have been celebrating this […]
Elizabeth Chats With…Cherry Gilchrist
I met this month’s guest when she joined Exeter Writers a couple of years back. She is an award-winning author whose themes include mythology, alchemy, life stories, esoteric traditions, and Russian […]
November’s Pot Luck Club
As we come to the end of the month, I bring you another helping from the Pot Luck Club; a round-up of my writerly activities over the past few weeks […]
Elizabeth Chats With…Su Bristow
My guest this month is Su Bristow, fellow Devonian writer and current Chair of Exeter Writers. She was the first winner of the Exeter Novel Prize, back in 2013, and […]
The Sound of Music
This weekend reminded me just what a big part music plays in my life; and not just one particular genre, but a whole variety. I was driving into Exeter […]
Elizabeth Chats With…Sophie Duffy
This month’s guest describes herself as a novelist, mentor and teacher; and having seen her in all three roles, I can attest to how good she is in each of […]
Looking Back Thankfully
It’s hard to believe, but there are only two Mondays left to this year. Next week, I’m going to be looking forward to 2015 and making some New Year’s […]
Elizabeth Chats With…Margaret James
[This month’s guest was known to me for some years via her articles in Writing Magazine. When I joined Exeter Writers, I was delighted to find she was also a member. […]
Writerly Thoughts: A Round-Up
Usually I have no difficulty finding something to blog about, especially now that two weeks each month are taken up with interviews and book reviews. But this week, my head’s […]
Blog Tour: My Writing Process
I’ve been following with interest the blog tour about writing process, so was delighted to be asked by Cathie Hartigan if I’d like to follow her in answering four questions. […]
First Day of Term?
A week ago, I sat in the early evening sunshine at a BBQ, arguing against the view that summer was over and we were already into autumn. There seem to […]