Looking back over the last four years of being a freelance editor, it’s interesting to think about how the scope of my business has changed. At first, I was taking any and all jobs anyone would throw my way, so there was a lot of short form content, blog posts, articles and books I […]
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Weeknotes – S09E05 – Coming Down
Summary: It turns out coming back from an intense, transformational retreat weekend is not conducive to being productive for the rest of the week… Monday: It was sad to leave our happy retreat group back in London after an amazing weekend – I feel so lucky and grateful to have been a part […]
Fixed Vs Growth Mindset
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I’ve never been able to do X, so there’s no point trying”? Or viewing yourself in a particular way because “that’s the way it’s always been”? That kind of thinking is called a fixed mindset and it can throw up all sorts of obstacles to you achieving your […]
Reviews Revisited – A Gentleman in Moscow
This is the transcript of my latest Reviews Revisited podcast episode: Hello and welcome to Resurrected Reviews Revisited, part of the Will You Still Love It Tomorrow podcast. I’m Annie and, in each Reviews episode, I pick something I’ve reviewed sometime since 2005, reread or rewatch it, and then compare my reactions. Fair warning: […]
Weeknotes – S09E04 – Superlative Cromer Retreat
Summary: Some ups and downs this week – but overall all a lot more of the former than the latter, due to finishing the first draft of my current novel and a lot of support / encouragement / collaboration / connection / love from various amazing groups of writing / editing friends. Monday: I […]
Weeknotes – S09E03 – Solid Week
Summary: This felt like a very solid writing/editing week, with plenty of paid client work completed and also progress on various of my own creative projects. Monday: I edited another chunk of the client RPG text and also started developmental feedback on a previous client’s queer historical romance novel, which was a lot of […]
The Christmas Lights
My short story, The Christmas Lights, has been published in a collection of ghost stories by Novel in a Day – you can download it here!
Weeknotes – S09E02 – Back to Reality
Summary: It was tough, coming back to the real world after Christmas, New Year and a week’s writing retreat – but I did it! Client work – check! Novel writing – check! Short stories – check! Podcast – check! Monday: I was still trying to get used to rejoining the world after Christmas, New […]
Goals for 2025
It’s no secret that I’ve been struggling with finding the joy in my writing of late. Drafting my current novel is largely going really well, but I am definitely looking forward to finishing it and sending it off for feedback. A while ago, I contemplated what it would feel like, once this draft is […]
Weeknotes – S09E01 – New Year Off to A Great Start!
Summary: One of my best writing retreats ever! I wrote over 8,000 words of my current novel and SEVEN entirely new 1,000+ word short stories! Monday: Off to Stickwick for my first writing retreat of 2025! I completed the Year Compass for the transition from 2024 to 2025 on the train, which felt like […]