Summary: My plan not to take on any more new paid work this week went a bit awry, since I edited three new books that weren’t previously on the schedule… I did also complete going through feedback comments on my novel, though, so I feel like I’m ending the year in a good place. […]
Author: Annie
Releasing Expectations
Do you ever find yourself imagining what a particular future event or gathering or outing will be like? I expect everyone does! And finding joy in anticipating the future is a lovely way to add happiness to your daily life. But sometimes, putting expectations on things can cause problems. My humans have often […]
Weeknotes – S07E50 – Gaining Control
Summary: I feel like I got control of the train a bit more this week – I got pretty much everything done that I’d planned and I didn’t feel overwhelmed. I also took some much-needed time off to relax, so I think I reached an equilibrium. I’m still really looking forward to an extended break […]
The Butterfly Effect
So, it turns out that networking is an interesting thing, which seems to generate more and more of itself, the more you do… Which I guess makes sense – but the level to which it’s working out for me at the moment is quite astonishing! I was thinking about putting together an email […]
Anyone’s Rift
Fantastic Books Publishing, who published my debut novel (The Defiant Spark) ran a competition to write a piece of flash fiction, based on quotes from some of their books – I challenged myself to write something in a completely different world, based on a quote from my own book – and I placed third! […]
Weeknotes – S07E49 – The Train is Slowing…
Summary: It was another quite overwhelming week, but I feel like I eventually reached some kind of equilibrium – we’ll just have to see if it carries over into next week or if it’s just an illusion created by taking some time off at the weekend… Monday: My sleep was a bit disrupted again, […]
Nothing Much Happens
Today’s blog is a bit of a departure, since it’s a recommendation of a podcast my human, Annie, has been getting huge benefits from recently (they’re not sponsoring this in any way – we just love it!). Do you ever have trouble getting to sleep, or wake up in the middle of the […]
New Work Ethic…?
October and the first half of November were very slow on the work front for me. It’s not something I’ve experienced as a freelancer before – and it makes me realise how very lucky I’ve been with my editing business so far. It was very easy to begin with to just let everything slide […]
Weeknotes – S07E48 – Busy, Busy…
Summary: A bit hit and miss this week – I did a lot of paid work (yay!) but I also got stressed and overwhelmed about all the other things that necessarily fell by the wayside (boo!). Monday: Today was a sad day because the courier came to take my lovely little laptop away for […]
Weeknotes – S07E47 – Reframing Required
Summary: The new improved work ethic is definitely helping me get more done (and paid work is picking up again, which is awesome) but it’s also making me feel under pressure and a bit overwhelmed, so I think I still need to think about framing it in the best way – but still, a good […]