Weeknotes S03E24 – Getting Back Into The Groove

Summary: Reasonably slow come-back after a break, but still good progress on both novels and a couple of other bits completed as well.   Wednesday: Still finding my feet after last week’s total break on retreat. I brainstormed ideas for an upcoming flash competition and wrote a 100-word story for another upcoming submission.   Thursday: […]

Taking A Complete Break

I’ve talked a lot in various blog entries about finding brain space, not taking on too much and trying not to put myself under too much pressure with my writing. But last week, I had an entirely new experience of taking a complete break from everything.   I went on a retreat at The Sharpham […]

Weeknotes – S02E23 – Appreciating Time Off

Summary: A welcome proper break from writing this week, with no guilt and a lot of reflection. Looking forward to picking it all back up again in the week coming.   Monday: I did some more Artisan edits based on feedback from my parents, then set off on retreat.   Tuesday to Friday: The retreat […]

Weeknotes – S03E22 – Meeting Targets

Summary: I gave myself a deadline of the end of this week to complete my edits on Artisan and get to the end of Colours Part One – and I succeeded with both! I also managed a fair few other writing targets, not least of which was clearing my submissions list. Fly, my pretties, fly! […]

Weeknotes – S03E21 – Still Feeling Good

Summary: Another productive week, particularly on the novels front. And also some great news of publication acceptances. So good all round.   Monday: Another reviewing day at the Brighton Fringe. I decided to get the train down early to write before my first show and cracked on with five more Colours scenes on the train. […]

Weeknotes – S03E20 – Very Productive

Summary: Three really great writing sessions this week and tons of progress on all sorts of projects. It wasn’t always easy, but I stuck to the plan rather than the mood and ended up achieving a lot. Between one thing and another, I wrote over 10,000 words this week, which is several thousand more than […]

Weeknotes – S03E19 – Back to the Short Form

Summary: I can just about claim another 7-day writing streak this week. I’m also pleased with my completion/submissions rate and feeling enthusiastic about some short story ideas in development.   Monday: Just doing bits of writing at home today. I cut down a travel writing article to fit a competition and submitted it.   Tuesday: […]