My poem, The Atheist’s Prayer is included in the charity poetry anthology from Black Spring Press. You can buy a copy here.
Author: Annie
The Vanishing Wizard
My short story, The Vanishing Wizard, appears in Issue Five of the Noctivagent Press zine. You can read it here.
Weeknotes – S07E05 – More Frog-Eating
Summary: Frog-eating the novel is still working as planned and I picked up some chunky paid projects to keep me busy for most of February. We’re a bit behind on the podcast, but it’s supposed to be fun, so there’s no use putting ourselves under undue pressure over it. Monday: Sticking with my ‘eat […]
Arctic Sestina
My poem, Arctic Sestina, is included in the recent Solstice anthology from Devil’s Party Press. You can buy a copy here.
Weeknotes – S07E04 – Breaking Ground
Summary: First draft of fifth novel has begun! Prioritising it at the start of each ‘work’ day has been very successful, and I haven’t had any trouble getting my paid work done afterwards. Monday: I planned a full cafe day and was set up and ready to get started by 9am. I decided to […]
Weeknotes – S07E03 – Attitude Shift
Sunday: Not much concrete progress this week, but that was deliberate. What was unexpected was a major shift in my attitude towards starting novel number five, which was awesome! Monday: I did a sample edit for a prospective client. I also finished the new Christmas ghost story I started last week, and submitted it […]
Weeknotes – S07E02 – Seven-Day Writing Week
Summary: Another very productive week – my first seven-day ‘writing’ week of the year! Still struggling on the motivation and enthusiasm front, but pushing through in the hopes that achievement will unlock the joy. Monday: I made it to the cafe for the first time in quite a while. I managed to get up […]
Weeknotes – S07E01 – Good Start!
Summary: A very productive start to 2023! Lots of progress on all fronts, though not as much enthusiasm as I would have hoped. Fake it till I make it? Monday: I played two new games over the New Year period, so I wrote my reviews. Tuesday: My alarm clock actually went off for […]
Weeknotes – S06E52 – The End of 2022
Summary: Mostly reviews this week, but I also had new thoughts about current writing projects, which is encouraging for launching into 2023 with a plan to make lots of progress. Wednesday: We played two new games over Christmas, so I wrote my reviews. Thursday: I got an offer on Upwork for a very […]
Round-up of 2022
When initially thinking about writing this blog post, my brain told me I hadn’t really achieved anything much this year. I remembered all the times I struggled with motivation, how little progress I made on my new novel after the initial rush of enthusiasm, the despondency that came from getting a lot of rejections from […]