Do you ever feel like you’re constantly being bombarded by information and you find it difficult to relax and hear your own voice amidst all the noise? Today’s human world is full of fantastic ways to entertain and distract ourselves, no matter where we are or what we’re doing – streaming TV, podcasts, audiobooks, […]
Author: Annie
Stanley’s the One
My short story, Stanley’s the One, was longlisted for the 2023 Parracombe Prize and is included in this year’s competition anthology – you can buy a copy here.
Weeknotes – S07E27 – Super Productivity
Summary: My third seven-day writing/editing week in a row! And I’m still excited about both my paid editing work and my own personal projects! So, that’s nice… Monday: Back to reality after my amazing writing retreat of last week… And I really did go back to reality, as I spent nearly five hours thoroughly […]
Weeknotes – S07E26 – Phenomenal on Every Level
Summary: Phenomenal writing retreat, exciting new paid editing clients, a massive mindset shift regarding what to do with the nonfiction book, plus a solid idea for my next novel! Fantastic progress on all fronts! Monday: New week, still on retreat! This morning, the subconscious crew started rewriting the opening scene of Legacy in my […]
Weeknotes – S07E25 – Retreats Are The Best!
Summary: Fantastic week, mostly due to going on retreat! I finished the first draft of my fifth novel and secured enough work from the other writers on the retreat to fill up the rest of the summer! Monday: I wrote the next Darkness scene first thing. I hadn’t been looking forward to it, because […]
Slogging Along
I’m really not sure what’s going on with my current novel. I call it ‘novel number five’, but that’s not entirely accurate, because number four never got past 40k words, so it can’t really be called a novel, but hey…. Anyway, I first dreamed up (literally!) the idea for number five in April […]
Weeknotes – S07E24 – Preparing for Retreat
Summary: I cleared the decks of all paid client work, and am looking forward to not pitching again until July. I also managed to make progress on the novel, setting myself up to be able to complete it on retreat by the end of June. Monday: I was going to give myself more time […]
Weeknotes – S07E23 – Bookend Productivity
Summary: Good start and end to the week, but understandably disrupted in the middle – all good, though, with lots of great stuff planned for next week. Monday: I got up late and faffed around for quite a while, mostly pitching for more paid editing work, as I had nothing on the docket for […]
Weeknotes – S07E22 – A Bit Precarious
Summary: I’m definitely flagging on the novel-writing front, and all my paid editing projects ended on Friday (with none booked in for next week yet), so everything is feeling a bit precarious at the moment. But winning a prize was nice! Monday: I was up and at my desk by 8:30am. I wrote the […]
Weeknotes – S07E21 – Solid Entry
Summary: I would say this week was a solid entry on the productivity, creativity and income-earning fronts. Monday: Up early but lots of faff, so didn’t settle down to work/writing until 9am, with a fairly extensive list to get through. I started, as planned, with the next Darkness scene, then alternated my two remaining […]