The Diary Of A Wannabe Writer

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  159 The Case Of The Deadly Decoy T. G. Campbell Interview (14th August 2026) 14.08.2026 20min

  Today is the release of the eighth book in T.G. Campbell’s Bow Street Society mystery series - The Case Of The Deadly Decoy. In this special extended episode, I give you a spoiler free interview, she talks about the new book.
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  158 Man versus Bin (12th August 2026) 12.08.2026 10min

  I talk about tomorrow’s by election and the likely outcome.
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  157 The Lord Of The Rings BBC Radio Drama (5th August 2026) 05.08.2026 8min

  As I continue with the final chapter my this novel, I talk about the original BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the “Lord of the Rings” which is about to be released in its original broadcast form for the very first time, both on vinyl and CD.
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  156 LHR to TFE to LHR (2nd August 2026) 02.08.2026 6min

  Did some work today! I’ll try not to get used to it!
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  155 Welcome to August (1st August 2026) 01.08.2026 7min

  Well, it looks like I’m working tomorrow so I’ve had a lazy day to make sure that my hip is okay for a long working day, and I’ve done some reading eating and watching TV as well.
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  154 Dune: Obsession (31st July 2026) 31.07.2026 7min

  I waffle on more about the Frank Herbert books I’ve been reading (I was going to stop after book 2 but now I’ve got the desire to carry on into book 3 and maybe beyond). No writing, sorry.
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  153 Why has Paul Atreides got a pug? (30th July 2026) 30.07.2026 6min

  I talk about the fact I’m reading Dune: Messiah, reading and watching the BBC version of Anthony and Cleopatra, and watching the classic 1984 David Lynch Dune film. Just not much writing.
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  152 I can’t talk about it (29th July 2026) 29.07.2026 6min

  I had a very productive meeting with my publisher today, but foolishly forgot to ask what I can and cannot say on this podcast. As a result, I have chosen to err on the side of caution and say nothing for now. Instead I talk about the differences between the second half of the book of Dune and the second movie, including talking about the incredibly powerful and moving performance from Zendaya.
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  151 Dune Book and Film (28th July 2026) 28.07.2026 6min

  No writing today, but I did finish reading Frank Herbert’s Dune followed by watching the first part of the recent movie.
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  150 My Other Podcast (27th July 2026) 27.07.2026 6min

  I chat a bit about my music podcast, the small amount of editing I did today on my writing project, and how bad my sleep was last night.
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  149 The Odyssey (26th July 2026) 26.07.2026 7min

  As well as talking about my visit to the cinema, I talk about the fact I got the zero draft of chapter 30 of Self Portrait finished today.
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  148 The “What Richard had for breakfast” Podcast (25th July 2026) 25.07.2026 7min

  Didn’t get any writing done today, but I talk about what I did achieve which was mainly eating and making some decisions about my other podcast.
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  147 Music and Television (24th July 2026) 24.07.2026 7min

  I talk about a day where I’ve been in pain and struggled to write.
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  146 More Writing (23rd July 2026) 23.07.2026 7min

  I talk about why you didn’t get a podcast yesterday, as well as the writing I got done today.
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  145 Chapter 30 started (21st July 2026) 21.07.2026 7min

  I talk about my day which included writing the first 2000 words of chapter 30 (the penultimate chapter) of Self Portrait!
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  144 Self Portrait Chapter 29 Signed Off (20th July 2026) 20.07.2026 7min

  I talk about watching too many Marvel films in one day and about the writing I managed to get done today, as well as my writing plan for the next month or so.
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  143 Watching Marvel (18th July 2026) 18.07.2026 6min

  Having had a couple of days off, I talk about the writing I plan to do plus the movie I’m watching kind of now actually…
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  142 Cleaning Frenzy 3 - Civil Bore (15th July 2026) 15.07.2026 7min

  I’m nearly done making my house look less terrible.
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  141 Cleaning Frenzy Part 2 (14th July 2026) 14.07.2026 9min

  Today I did more cleaning. Don’t bother listening it’s rubbish.
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  140 Apathy Frenzy (13th July 2026) 13.07.2026 6min

  Today was mainly not getting round to cleaning. Or writing. Or anything, really.