Have you ever experienced that wondrous moment when you’re focusing on a manual task, like doing the washing up or taking a shower, and an amazing idea comes to you as if from nowhere? Would you like to be able to control when this happens and what the idea is about? Well, according to […]
Author: Annie
Seduced By The Shinies
I wrote the first draft of my fifth novel in the first half of 2023 (which I’m very proud of, since it was a slog and I had to keep forcing myself to work on it, but I’m really pleased with the eventual result). I have useful comments from my wonderful editor, Amie, and […]
Publication Acceptance
My very short, very weird piece of fiction, Publication Acceptance, has been featured on The Fallow House. You can read it here.
Weeknotes – S07E36 – Allowable Dip
Summary: Not a massively productive week this week, but that’s okay. I still got all the important things done! Plans to revitalise a better work ethic next week… Monday: I cracked on with editing the prison memoir and also started editing a book from a new client – a horror thriller. Tuesday: I […]
Weeknotes – S07E35 – The Year is Speeding Along…
Summary: This was a short work week, since we went for a long weekend in Wales – which was awesome! I still got a decent amount of both paid and project work done, though. Monday: I had a very good morning – I edited a whole romance novella for a repeat client, and forged […]
Presupposition of Success
Do you ever find that you have a long to-do list of things to complete throughout your day, but you can’t find the motivation to get them done? I think we’ve all been in this position – where, perhaps there’s no urgent external deadline for things and we find it hard to keep ourselves […]
Weeknotes – S07E34 – Chilling is Allowed
Summary: Some good progress made this week, both in terms of paid work and my own projects – but I also took some time just to chill, which was nice. Monday: I spent the morning on paid client work – website stuff, prison memoir, paranormal detective novel. In the afternoon, I did some more […]
Weeknotes – S07E33 – Runaway Brain
Summary: I’ve somehow managed another seven-day writing week! And my brain is really running away with the idea for my next novel, even though I’m not supposed to be starting work on it until next year… Monday: I sat at my desk and did paid client work all morning – additions to a self-help […]
It’s Okay Not To Be Okay
Everything happens for a reason. Always look on the bright side. Find the silver lining. Turn that frown upside down. Be grateful for what you have, because there’s always someone worse off than you. I’m sure all these phrases are very familiar. And, as a generally positive bear, who loves to spread joy and […]
Weeknotes – S07E32 – Taking Time Off
Sunday: A bit of a lazy week on the paid editing front, but that’s okay. More work completed on the next novel than anticipated, but perhaps not as much on other writing projects as expected. Monday: The subconscious crew came up with some really interesting ideas for the protagonist viewpoint, presentation and relationships for […]