Summary: On every day but Monday, I intended to go through some of my filled-up writing project notebooks and type up anything I want to keep or work on further. But I’ve been very low on sleep this week and found it impossible to motivate myself to do this, despite having plenty of time. I […]
Author: Annie
A Daily Creativity Boost
A few weeks ago, I discovered Seempli.com and have been enjoying engaging with it ever since. It’s billed as a way to boost creativity, and it certainly seems to be working for me. I’m not the most observant person in the world. I originally failed my driving test on observation and awareness (kind of […]
Weeknotes – S01E06
Summary: Tons of stuff going on, both within my brain and without, this week. It feels like a renaissance of my creativity. Now I just have to capitalise on it and get some work done! Monday: I’ve been asking my subconscious crew for some insight into which big writing project I should launch into, […]
Weeknotes – S01E05
Summary: No actual writing this week, as I was mostly away on a group gaming holiday and decided to take a break. I could have done some over the weekend, when I was free and at home, but I had a three-day headache and not enough sleep, so I gave myself a pass and mostly […]
Weeknotes – S01E04
Summary: Lots of lessons learned this week – not least that Weeknotes is an excellent way to track progress. This is because, by the time Monday came around again, and I was compiling my notes to post, I had completely forgotten everything I had done and learned earlier in the week! Monday: […]
Positive Rejections
Rejections are an inevitable part of being a writer, at least if you have any ambition to see your work printed by anyone other than yourself. But there are different types of rejections, and some of them can have beneficial consequences. I’ve been actively trying to get my short stories published since the start […]
Weeknotes – S01E03
Summary: I’ve been a bit all over the place this week, finding it difficult to settle to anything, and not feeling as if what I’ve been doing is particularly worthwhile. Still, recording it all for Weeknotes shows me that I am getting things done, even if it doesn’t feel like it. Monday: I had […]
Weeknotes – S01E02
Summary: Weirdly, I think I’m missing having a big project to work on. I’ve been doing writing-related stuff, but I haven’t felt very focused or motivated this week. Perhaps I need to pick my next novel and throw myself into it… Monday: I spent the morning going through all the stuff I […]
The Wishing Star
In September 2016, I signed up for a project called Narrathon, in which 19 authors each wrote a chapter of a children’s book, based on an outline by Steve Bowkett, one of the committee members of NAWG. I wrote Chapter Three, and the book has now been published. You can buy it here.
Constant Reinforcement
I got back from NAWG Fest yesterday, after two days of workshops, q&a with agents, and lots of chatting with other writers. I didn’t learn anything new. But it was still a valuable (and highly enjoyable) experience because there was a lot of reinforcement of things I already knew. As humans, we develop […]