Summary: New client editing project – hurrah! Plus so… much… reading…! Monday: I did a lot of reading today, including a decent chunk of The Three by Sarah Lotz, for which I added to my notes for an upcoming YouTube video. Tuesday: My goal for this morning, after having taken a few days […]
Author: Annie
Weeknotes – S09E14 – Multi-Pronged Approach
Summary: A mixed bag of writing and editing projects this week – progress made on multiple fronts, which is always nice. Monday: Despite one big editing project being cancelled, I still had the sci-fi novel to work on, so I cracked on with that. In the afternoon online focus session, I wrote a blog […]
New Project Obsession
I first started watching book-related content on YouTube about a year ago, and was instantly hooked. Even though most of the creators I regularly watch rarely talk about books I’m actually interested in reading (which is good for preventing me from buying too many new books…), I still really enjoy watching videos were they talk […]
Keeping the Tradition Alive
My short story, Keeping the Tradition Alive, is featured in the Midnight Menagerie anthology from Wolfsinger.
Weeknotes – S09E13 – Up and Down We Go
Summary: The freelance roller-coaster is in full effect! I have no work – I have tons of work – I have no work! (Well, sort of…) Other energies are still mostly focused on YouTube channel planning. Monday: We travelled back from a wonderful reading retreat weekend in Somerset. And, of course, I spent some […]
All Progress Is Good Progress
Do you ever make big plans of what you’re going to achieve on any given day, and then feel like you’re failed if you don’t get everything done? I’m sure we’ve all experienced that – and I’m here today to tell you how to reframe things so you can always feel like you’re doing a […]
Weeknotes – S09E12 – Obsession Underway
Summary: New project obsession is in full flow – but I still did quite a bit of paid work and some of my own writing too! Monday: I went into town to a freelancing workshop (useful and interesting), which also included access to a great coworking space for the rest of the day. The […]
Weeknotes – S09E11 – Shiny New Project
Summary: Al lot of my energy and focus this week was completely consumed by a new project idea (because I really need another project…) but I still managed to make progress in other important areas, like paid editing and my own writing. Monday: I thought I was going to be able to carry on […]
Weeknotes – S09E10 – Some Time Off
Summary: I’d still like some more paid editing work, but it’s been nice this week to take some time off to rest and relax, while also plugging away at some of my own creative projects. Monday: I was a bit worried my recent lack of paid work would affect my work ethic and make […]
Work Ethic
I’ve had a few conversations with friends recently about the unhelpful ways in which our brains work. I mean – why are brains, anyway…? In the particular instance relating to this blog post, I’m talking about patterns of behaviour when it comes to freelance work. I talk about the freelance rollercoaster a lot […]