Summary: Don’t get me wrong – I’m incredibly proud of myself for how well I’m doing so far in building my paid editing business, I’m really enjoying the work, I’m getting great feedback, and I’m amazed at how quickly I’ve managed to make it a viable source of income. But – it’s perhaps going a […]
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Weeknotes – S05E24 – Lots to do, lots to do!
Summary: I’ve intensified my schedule massively for the rest of June, in the hopes that I can then slacken off considerably in July and August. But the freelance editing work is building, which is great, but also stressful, since it’s getting harder to fit everything in! Monday: I managed to drag another Safeguarding scene […]
S05E23 – Weeknotes – Gaining Momentum
Summary: Things are moving on apace on the paid editing front, which is exciting – and it’s also proving very enjoyable. It took some planning, but I also managed to make a lot of progress on my other projects this week, too. Monday: I completed three new projects from my repeat Upwork client and […]
Writing Yourself Out of a Corner
My article, Writing Yourself Out of a Corner, appears in the July 2021 issue of Writing Magazine. You can buy a copy here.
Weeknotes – S05E22 – Back Out in the World
Summary: A trip out to write in a cafe, and a repeat paying client for editing work! Small steps, but good ones. Monday: I had my accountability session with Claire from CP’s Day Off and figured out that I never want to write the novel because it falls between easy grunt work tasks and […]
Where I’m Going and The Advance
Two of my flash fiction pieces – Where I’m Going and The Advance – are included in the Flashes of Fantasy anthology from Fantasia Divinity. You can buy a copy here.
Weeknotes – S05E21 – Not Really A Week Off At All
Summary: Considering I was going to take the week off, I’ve done a heck of a lot on writing projects this week! Tuesday: I received an email from someone referred to me by Cressi from Reading Retreats, asking if I could take on a huge proofreading job before 8 June. I responded in the affirmative […]
Weeknotes – S05E20 – Sometimes You Just Need A Break
Summary: Still on track with the novel, but decided by the end of the week that I need a few days off from everything – which coincides nicely with a trip to see my parents for the first time in 15 months! Monday: I got straight back into the novel, completing the next scene […]
Get There Faster!
The theme of my meditation class on Monday was the idea of planting seeds and then giving them time to take root and grow. It was about letting go of unrealistic expectations and allowing life to unfold at its own pace without getting frustrated at that pace being too slow. And – wow – […]