Summary: So many commas deleted, plus more improvements made to the novel. Lots of good sessions this week. It feels like I’m making progress. Monday: First full writing day for a while. It took me some time to get settled and focused, then I tackled another Artisan chapter before Ann joined me. […]
Author: Annie
The End of Empathy – a response
Diversity and representation in fiction and the media is something I think about a lot. I want to include diverse characters in my writing, and I want to see more diversity and better representation in the things I consume. I also want to see creators from minority groups get more opportunities to get their creations […]
Weeknotes – S02E32 – Exciting Times!
Summary: Lots of exciting stuff going on and deadlines to meet, but also plenty to time to work on projects. Monday: I went to a fun No Grammar Required session and did lots of interesting freewriting. I also got an email from an independent publisher with lots of very positive feedback on Artisan, asking […]
Weeknotes – S02E31 – All I Needed Was A Retreat!
Summary: Now, that’s more like it for a writing week! I wrote every day, completing over 9000 words in total, and achieving tons on new original projects. Hurrah! The only problem is, I have very little available writing time for the rest of the year, so it’s going to be tricky to keep momentum. […]
There’s Something in the Air in Sheepwash!
I haven’t really written much of anything since the Winchester Festival in mid-June. I mean, I’ve been adding days to my habit pledge tracking spreadsheet, because I have been working on writing-related stuff, or making notes for projects, or mostly posting reviews. But I haven’t felt as if I’ve really written anything new, other than one […]
Weeknotes – S02E30 – Slowly Ramping Up
Summary: Still mostly reviews and very little fiction writing, but some good planning progress ready for going on retreat next week. Monday: I reviewed a book I gave up reading yesterday. Tuesday: I got the best kind of rejection from a publisher today: “Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider this […]
A Collaborative, Regular, Paying Writing Gig!
The lovely editors at Etre have invited me to be one of the staff writers for their new quarterly print magazine, which is a huge honour and really exciting. I’ll be helping shape the development of the magazine, being mentored by one of the editors to hone my writing, and getting the opportunity to submit […]
Weeknotes – S02E29 – Good Things Are Coming!
Summary: Technically, lots of writing days, according to my tracker, but no actual creative writing in the true sense. However, I’ve got a retreat coming up, and a regular writing gig starting soon, so I’m feeling very good about my writing future. Monday: I went to No Grammar Required after work and really enjoyed chatting […]
S02E28 – Writing every day? Surely not!
Summary: Little and often seems to be the trend for this week. I think I generally prefer having a couple of long sessions during the week and not worrying about it the rest of the time, but it’s good to know I can keep my momentum going, even when I don’t have a whole free […]
Rediscovering Freewriting
Due to the many demands on my time, my approach to my writing is generally pretty regimented. I schedule writing sessions throughout the week and have a prioritised list of all the writing tasks I want to complete during each one. I have a spreadsheet of all my past, present and planned publication submissions and […]