Summary (this was Feb 22 to Feb 28): Quite a range of writing activities this week, including a rather more hair-raising adventure with Bear than was anticipated. Monday: The now regular focus session with Ann got me up and organised to write by 9am. I started with the ‘single most important thing’, which was […]
Author: Annie
Weeknotes – S05E08 – Maybe Actually A Novelist…
Summary: (This was Feb 15-21) Finalised and submitted my second novel to my publisher – suddenly it actually feels like I might really be a novelist! Monday: I did some admin and sorting out early on, then settled down to my regular focus session with Ann, starting with edits to a short story that […]
Weeknotes – S05E07 – Launch Date Approaching!
Summary: Exciting times with the upcoming official launch date of my debut novel, and a new website in the works. So, more marketing and admin this week than actual writing, but it’s all progress! Monday: Today was my eighth day in a row working on writing projects – so of course a voice in my […]
Launch Date!
Today is the official launch date of my debut fantasy novel, The Defiant Spark, from Fantastic Books Publishing. You can buy a copy of the book here. The publisher interviewed me about the novel and that can be viewed here.
Weeknotes – S05E06 – Seven-Day Writing Week
Summary: A seven-day writing week this week – because I wanted to, rather than felt obliged to, so that felt good. It was really nice to be so excited about multiple writing projects that I actually wanted to work on them on what would otherwise be my days off from writing. Lots of progress on […]
Weeknotes – S05E05 – Some New Stuff In Development
Summary: Nothing much to report this week. Still chugging along with novel revisions. New ideas in development for upcoming competitions, and a new outlining tool ready for use on the next novel. Monday: I made a list, posted it on the UWR online session and then set to work. I revised five scenes of […]
The Way Forwards
My short story, The Way Forwards, is in the TL;DR Press anthology Hope: An Anthology of Hopeful Stories and Poetry. You can buy a copy here.
It All Depends On Who You Ask
Submitting your stories for consideration by unknown editors is a scary business. And most often, it results in rejection. A lot of places respond with a form letter that just says something along the lines of: ‘Thanks for sending but it’s not right for us.’ This can be demoralising, but I totally understand that most […]
Weeknotes – S0504 – Scattered But Still Progress
Summary: I stumbled a bit on the novel revisions plan this week, but pulled it back in the end. A bit scattershot this week, but still progress. Monday: As I’d done some Colours revision the day before, and worked out that I had two spare days in my current schedule to complete […]
Weeknotes – S05E03 – Most Important Thing First
Summary: I’m still keeping on track with revisions on the second novel, but not really getting much of anything else done. But that’s okay. Monday: I had an accountability and reflection session with Claire from CP’s Day Off, which confirmed that my current strategy for ensuring progress on the most important things is the […]