Posted on 20 October 2019 20:25
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Still not a huge amount of progress on the writing front, despite some scheduled sessions with other people. I’m really struggling to focus for long periods at the moment.
Read morePosted on 13 October 2019 20:39
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Not a lot of writing this week, despite a resolution to do more focused sessions. Ah well, there’s always next week!
Read morePosted on 06 October 2019 16:01
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Still largely podcast-focused, but I think that’s fine, since it’s a new and exciting project that I’m absolutely loving. Lots of reviews as well, since I read 4 books in less than 48 hours at a family reading retreat over the weekend.
Read morePosted on 03 October 2019 10:01
Most writing projects, regardless of genre and purpose, will have some kind of restrictions and/or guidance in terms of length. From novels to novellas to novelettes to short stories to flash fiction to drabbles, the categorisation of stories has a lot to do with word count. And, even within these categories, most publishers and competitions will give a range within which they are prepared to accept pieces.
Read morePosted on 29 September 2019 20:15
Sunday:
I did a lot more writing than I expected while on holiday. I’m having lots of fun with drabbles, short fanfic and podcast stuff at the moment. Might need to start paying more attention to longer projects soon.
Read morePosted on 23 September 2019 09:05
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An unexpectedly productive week, which became more so as the days went by. I was especially pleased by a publication acceptance I received on Friday and the fact that I wrote a whole story in one day.
Read morePosted on 15 September 2019 17:48
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Tons of really fun, exciting and productive work on the podcast this week. After the initial difficulties we had, we’ve now got the equipment and the expertise to produce actual episodes and I can’t wait until we’re ready to release them.
Read morePosted on 09 September 2019 08:16
A lot of my focus so far this year has been on editing my first novel and finishing the first draft of my second. When I completed both over the summer, I planned to take a break from writing altogether for a few weeks, to recharge and enjoy the lack of deadlines. But what actually happened was that I wrote every day for over two weeks and produced a ton of new stuff.
Read morePosted on 08 September 2019 21:25
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Mostly little bits and pieces this week, though activities did include a fair amount of organising and planning of bigger projects.
Read morePosted on 01 September 2019 20:12
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My awesome motivation levels and resulting productivity have taken a nose-dive this week, But that’s okay. I’m enjoying spending more time on reviews and I’m doing a lot of editing work for other people, which makes an interesting change.
Read morePosted on 26 August 2019 09:03
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Lots of reviews, rather than actual fiction writing, but at least I’m doing proper, in-depth reviews rather than only a couple of lines. I realised part of the problem was that I was trying to avoid spoilers, so I’ve given up on that now and find I have a lot more to say about stuff.
Read morePosted on 18 August 2019 17:44
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Second seven-day writing week in a row - apparently, I’m turning into Stephen King! I completely disagree with his view that you have to write every day to be a “proper” writer, but I’ll go along with my brain’s enthusiasm if that’s what it actually wants to do!
Read morePosted on 15 August 2019 09:38
A few weeks ago, I was talking to Dave one evening and said something that made him laugh a lot. Out of the blue, he said, “We’re really funny. We should do a podcast.” I don’t think he was being serious, but the idea took root in my brain and just would not let go.
Read morePosted on 11 August 2019 17:14
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Another week where I wasn’t planning on doing much writing, but I ended up doing at least something every day, so my brain is obviously firing on all cylinders!
Read morePosted on 04 August 2019 21:06
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Still feeling more enthused about writing than I expected. Still enjoying getting back to new short pieces after all the time spent on both novels.
Read morePosted on 28 July 2019 17:05
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First draft of second novel(la) done! And major progress on a story I’ve been trying to write for about three years. So very happy with my writing this week.
Read morePosted on 21 July 2019 12:49
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Very much on the home stretch for the first draft of Colours. I’m looking forward to taking a break from huge projects and working on some smaller stuff for the rest of the year.
Read morePosted on 14 July 2019 20:30
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The end is definitely in sight for the Colours first draft and I had lots of interesting and useful writing experiences this week.
Read morePosted on 09 July 2019 13:06
My friend Charlie, who co-runs the Six Month Novel Programme, has a mantra for the writers she helps. When writing a first draft, give yourself permission to be "gloriously craptastic". The most important thing is to get the words down on the page. You can edit later. Because, if you get caught up in doubts, or a desire for unattainable perfection, you’ll never get through it. It’s better to have a flawed thing that exists than a shining masterpiece that only lives in your head.
Read morePosted on 07 July 2019 17:04
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Not a huge amount of time, energy or motivation this week, but still some progress. I think sending Artisan off to the publisher last weekend had a knock-on effect on my desire to work hard this week!
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