Summary: Not a complete break from writing over Christmas, but certainly much reduced.   Monday: I wrote a review of Saturday’s Olympia Horse Show and also the book I finished later in the afternoon.   Saturday: I edited a friend’s short story and provided lots of comments. I added some notes to my Colours editing […]

Summary: I’m really pleased with what I accomplished this week, and also over the course of the whole year. So now I can take a break over Christmas and feel good about my writing.   Monday: New week, new attitude. I was determined to make some real progress today, so I set off for a […]

Summary: A bit of a struggle on the productivity front, but I did manage to get some good stuff done, even if I didn’t make progress on the bigger fiction projects.   Tuesday: I finished a book and wrote the review.   Thursday: I wasn’t really feeling it on arrival at my writing date in […]

Summary: What a week! Great news about Artisan and a tremendous amount of progress on all sorts of writing projects, plus cementing new writerly friendships online. Exhausting, but very satisfying!   Monday: Off to Stickwick Manor for a four-day retreat with Urban Writers Retreats! But, before that, I got an email from the publisher I […]

Summary: Much improved in terms of actual writing done and feeling productive this week, largely due to the support and encouragement of TL;DR Writers!   Monday: After errands in Enfield in the morning, I took myself off to Good and Proper to try and get in a decent stretch of writing before meeting Dave for […]

Summary: I’ve recorded this week as seven straight writing days, but I’m not sure any of them really count as that, as I’ve only done blog posts, admin and reviews. But I’m recording it that way anyway and vowing to do better next week!   Monday: I found out I’d won a writing competition I […]