Do you ever find yourself having negative thoughts about how you might seem to other people, things you feel you’re bad at, mistakes you’ve made in the past that haunt you? Let me tell you – you’re not alone! I know thoughts like that can have a huge impact on how you feel, what you […]
Author: Annie
Weeknotes S09E20 – Not Much Going On
Summary: Second full week without any paid work – which has been lovely in some ways, but is now starting to stress me out a bit… It’s also affecting my motivation on other projects now – because I didn’t do a whole lot else this week either… Tuesday: I caught up on reviews of […]
Weeknotes – S09E19 – Low on Work
Summary: Trying not to worry about a lack of work – and spending my time on my own projects instead. Monday: I had a leisurely morning, sorting out my inbox and pitching for more work. After lunch, I went back to the short story anthology I’m working on, based on a deck of Dixit […]
Weeknotes – S09E18 – It’s All About YouTube
Summary: All I want to do at the moment is read and make YouTube content – so that’s what I’ve been doing! Monday: I started a new paid editing project today – one that’s been in the works since before Christmas and is now starting to come together. I’m working with an author who […]
YouTube Launch
Subsequent to last month’s blog about my new YouTube obsession, I successfully launched my BookTube channel on 1st May, with my first three videos going live on the same day. I publicised the launch on multiple different social medial platforms and online communities I’m a part of, as well as to all my friends and […]
Weeknotes – S09E17 – YouTube Channel Launch!
Summary: YouTube channel launch week – what fun! Also a fair amount of paid work completed. Monday: I went into town to attend a Creative Coworkers Collective workshop, then stuck around to work at the venue for the rest of the day. I had a lot of paid editing work to complete by the […]
Control Reactions Not Circumstances
Do you ever feel as if things in your life are swinging wildly back and forth from one extreme to another, and your emotions are roller-coaster-ing along with them? I’m sure this is a common occurrence among humans, and it’s understandable that you might react strongly to things going on around you, whether they are […]
Weeknotes – S09E16 – Plenty of Paid Work
Summary: Suddenly quite a lot of paid editing work – hurrah! But still trying to keep my other projects on the boil. Monday: I did a full morning of editing on my two client projects – a sci-fi novel and a YA fantasy novel – I love my job! In the afternoon online focus […]
Weeknotes – S09E15 – Reading, Reading, Reading!
Summary: New client editing project – hurrah! Plus so… much… reading…! Monday: I did a lot of reading today, including a decent chunk of The Three by Sarah Lotz, for which I added to my notes for an upcoming YouTube video. Tuesday: My goal for this morning, after having taken a few days […]
Weeknotes – S09E14 – Multi-Pronged Approach
Summary: A mixed bag of writing and editing projects this week – progress made on multiple fronts, which is always nice. Monday: Despite one big editing project being cancelled, I still had the sci-fi novel to work on, so I cracked on with that. In the afternoon online focus session, I wrote a blog […]