Do you ever find that you set your expectations on yourself too high? The humans I know always seem to be so busy, always trying to get so much done in the shortest possible time. But that just makes them feel overwhelmed by their to-do list and then they feel like failures when they don’t […]
Author: Annie
Weeknotes – S08E01 – Hurrah for Retreats!
Summary: Re-starting paid work for 2024 went a bit awry but lots of novel revision planning done on retreat! Wednesday: It was back to work today with a new publisher client, copy editing a ‘based-on-a-true-story’ contemporary novel. I was at my desk like a proper worker bee by 9am – and did a little […]
Weeknotes – S07E52 – Reflecting and Planning
Summary: Lots of reflecting and planning this week, as is always the case at this time of year. Bring on 2024! Monday: I managed to avoid doing some work a client sent me on Christmas Day… So, there’s that… Tuesday: I finished a book (so many great new ones to read as of […]
Weeknotes – S07E51 – End of Year Overkill
Summary: My plan not to take on any more new paid work this week went a bit awry, since I edited three new books that weren’t previously on the schedule… I did also complete going through feedback comments on my novel, though, so I feel like I’m ending the year in a good place. […]
Releasing Expectations
Do you ever find yourself imagining what a particular future event or gathering or outing will be like? I expect everyone does! And finding joy in anticipating the future is a lovely way to add happiness to your daily life. But sometimes, putting expectations on things can cause problems. My humans have often […]
Weeknotes – S07E50 – Gaining Control
Summary: I feel like I got control of the train a bit more this week – I got pretty much everything done that I’d planned and I didn’t feel overwhelmed. I also took some much-needed time off to relax, so I think I reached an equilibrium. I’m still really looking forward to an extended break […]
The Butterfly Effect
So, it turns out that networking is an interesting thing, which seems to generate more and more of itself, the more you do… Which I guess makes sense – but the level to which it’s working out for me at the moment is quite astonishing! I was thinking about putting together an email […]
Anyone’s Rift
Fantastic Books Publishing, who published my debut novel (The Defiant Spark) ran a competition to write a piece of flash fiction, based on quotes from some of their books – I challenged myself to write something in a completely different world, based on a quote from my own book – and I placed third! […]
Weeknotes – S07E49 – The Train is Slowing…
Summary: It was another quite overwhelming week, but I feel like I eventually reached some kind of equilibrium – we’ll just have to see if it carries over into next week or if it’s just an illusion created by taking some time off at the weekend… Monday: My sleep was a bit disrupted again, […]
Nothing Much Happens
Today’s blog is a bit of a departure, since it’s a recommendation of a podcast my human, Annie, has been getting huge benefits from recently (they’re not sponsoring this in any way – we just love it!). Do you ever have trouble getting to sleep, or wake up in the middle of the […]