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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.

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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.

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Experiencing the Inevitable Slump

I had such a great start to the year, I guess it was inevitable that it wouldn’t last.

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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...

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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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Learning From Reading

I’m gearing up to take part in the Six Month Novel Programme, which starts next week. One of the first tasks you have to undertake is to select what is called a ‘companion novel’ to read. You’re supposed to choose something that contains an aspect of writing you want to work on in your own novel, not for the purpose of stealing ideas from other writers (instructions are to avoid anything that has a very similar plot, for example), but to learn skills and approaches from them that can aid you in your own writing.

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Weeknotes - S03E08 - Completing and Submitting

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Typical short story cycle this week. After weeks of not being able to start, I sat down and completed the first draft in one sitting. If only I could do this on demand!

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