Posted on 16 June 2019 21:10
Weeknotes S03E24 - Getting Back Into The Groove
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Reasonably slow come-back after a break, but still good progress on both novels and a couple of other bits completed as well.
Read morePosted on 13 June 2019 12:54
Taking A Complete Break
I’ve talked a lot in various blog entries about finding brain space, not taking on too much and trying not to put myself under too much pressure with my writing. But last week, I had an entirely new experience of taking a complete break from everything.
Read morePosted on 09 June 2019 14:44
Weeknotes - S02E23 - Appreciating Time Off
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A welcome proper break from writing this week, with no guilt and a lot of reflection. Looking forward to picking it all back up again in the week coming.
Read morePosted on 02 June 2019 15:51
Weeknotes - S03E22 - Meeting Targets
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I gave myself a deadline of the end of this week to complete my edits on Artisan and get to the end of Colours Part One - and I succeeded with both! I also managed a fair few other writing targets, not least of which was clearing my submissions list. Fly, my pretties, fly!
Read morePosted on 27 May 2019 15:12
Weeknotes - S03E21 - Still Feeling Good
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Another productive week, particularly on the novels front. And also some great news of publication acceptances. So good all round.
Read morePosted on 19 May 2019 21:46
Weeknotes - S03E20 - Very Productive
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Three really great writing sessions this week and tons of progress on all sorts of projects. It wasn’t always easy, but I stuck to the plan rather than the mood and ended up achieving a lot. Between one thing and another, I wrote over 10,000 words this week, which is several thousand more than I’ve managed in any other week so far this year.
Read morePosted on 12 May 2019 19:42
Weeknotes - S03E19 - Back to the Short Form
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I can just about claim another 7-day writing streak this week. I’m also pleased with my completion/submissions rate and feeling enthusiastic about some short story ideas in development.
Read morePosted on 06 May 2019 11:09
Weeknotes - S03E18 - Many and Varied Progressions
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I wrote every day this week and worked on projects in all five of my tracked categories - novels, fanfiction, competitions, non-fiction and blogging. A well-rounded and productive week.
Read morePosted on 29 April 2019 11:00
Novel Switching
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been very good at keeping to my schedule for both novels. I intend to send the revised Artisan back to the publisher by the end of May and I’m already two thirds of the way through. The Six Month Novel Programme gives me a detailed schedule for Colours and I’m not having too much trouble keeping up with that. But making revisions to one novel while drafting a second is proving more difficult than I anticipated.
Read morePosted on 28 April 2019 19:36
Weeknotes - S03E17 - Novel Slogging
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Mostly slogging away at the novels this week, plus some reviews. But there are short stories ideas percolating, which may turn into something soon.
Read morePosted on 21 April 2019 21:10
Weeknotes - S03E16 - Good Intentions
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Lots of good intentions for lengthy writing sessions and really getting back into good habits this week. But I mostly just did my required work on the novels and called it quits.
Read morePosted on 14 April 2019 19:53
Weeknotes - S03E15 - Keeping to the Plan
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I’m keeping up with the plan for both novels, but not much else. But that’s okay, as they are the most important projects at the moment and are taking a lot of energy.
Read morePosted on 08 April 2019 07:47
Weeknotes - S03E14 - Moving From Plan to Action
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This week was when the real work started on both novels and I kept to my planned schedule with no problems. I’m not saying the work I did was good, but it got done!
Read morePosted on 03 April 2019 18:46
The Amazing ALCS
There was an article in Writing Magazine some time ago about The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, suggesting that all published authors should sign up and log their publications on the website. So I did, not really knowing what it was all about.
Read morePosted on 31 March 2019 18:30
Weeknotes - S03E13 - Double Novel Progress!
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Two really productive days of writing this week, with some other useful bits and pieces in between. Plus, I have formulated reasonable plans for finishing both novels. The slump is definitely over!
Read morePosted on 25 March 2019 15:08
Weeknotes - S03E12 - Hopefully Coming Out of the Slump
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Still not really feeling it this week, but much more positive after an awesomely relaxing reading retreat weekend.
Read morePosted on 17 March 2019 09:51
Weeknotes - S03E11 - The End of a Trend
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This was the inevitable week when daily writing became a chore rather than a positive source of motivation. So, I let it go.
Read morePosted on 15 March 2019 15:06
Experiencing the Inevitable Slump
I had such a great start to the year, I guess it was inevitable that it wouldn’t last.
Read morePosted on 10 March 2019 17:22
Weeknotes - S03E10 - Structural Wranglings
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Trying to sort out the structure for a novel with four viewpoints and four separate timelines turns out to be quite complicated! Definitely time to stop tweaking and actually write the thing now, though...
Read morePosted on 03 March 2019 18:54
Weeknotes - S03E09 - The Wonders of Stickwick!
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Ah, Stickwick! The writing retreat of champions! Five new short pieces completed, lots of brainstorming and a ton of structural work on the second novel. A very productive week.
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