The Importance of Slacking Off

I worked incredibly hard on my writing last year. Novels, blog, reviews, articles, short stories, competitions, developing and producing a podcast – I did it all. And I’m incredibly proud of what I achieved. I saw my work in print and online. I got great feedback from editors and readers. I got paid. And I […]

Weeknotes – S04E03 – Still Revving

Summary: I’m not sure I’ve found my groove for 2020 yet, unless my groove is slacking off, which would be okay, at least for the moment!   Monday: I wrote reviews for the four books I read on reading retreat over the weekend.   Thursday: I met Ann in Wapping, feeling not particularly motivated. My […]

Weeknotes – S04E02 – Enthused About Novels

Summary: And so work begins in earnest on getting Artisan ready for publication and Colours ready for submission. In good news, I’m really enjoying rereading both of them!   Monday: I went through the whole Artisan manuscript, doing ‘find and replace’ on various things the publisher wants me to change. Perhaps dangerous, but I am […]

Weeknotes – S04E01 – It’s 2020!

Summary: A slow start to 2020, but I have big plans to pick the pace up in the near future!   Saturday: I wrote a review of a new game I played over New Year. I also helped Bear with his first post of 2020.   Sunday: I wrote my first book review of 2020, […]

Weeknotes – S03E52 – End of a Decade

Summary: Not a complete break from writing over Christmas, but certainly much reduced.   Monday: I wrote a review of Saturday’s Olympia Horse Show and also the book I finished later in the afternoon.   Saturday: I edited a friend’s short story and provided lots of comments. I added some notes to my Colours editing […]

Phenomenal Writing Year!

I’m not normally someone who brags about their accomplishments, but I’m going to make an exception here, because it’s been a phenomenal writing year for me and I want to celebrate that! I’ve worked really hard, persevered in the face of rejection and lack of motivation, and I have a lot to show for it […]

Weeknotes – S03E50 – Stop and Start

Summary: A bit of a struggle on the productivity front, but I did manage to get some good stuff done, even if I didn’t make progress on the bigger fiction projects.   Tuesday: I finished a book and wrote the review.   Thursday: I wasn’t really feeling it on arrival at my writing date in […]