Summary: A good amount of stuff achieved, and finally some fiction! Monday: I helped Bear post about our most recent reading retreat. Tuesday: I wrote reviews of all the books I read while on retreat. Thursday: I took the opportunity of a long gap between appointments in town to settle myself at […]
Author: Annie
Weeknotes – S02E44 – More Non-Fiction Fuel in the Fire
Summary: Still no actual fiction writing again this week – the fiction crew are definitely on shore leave at the moment, leaving the nonfiction crew to stoke the boilers on their own. Monday: I had a leisurely morning and then took myself off to Good and Proper with the intention of working hard until […]
You Should Always Follow the Guidelines – Shouldn’t You?
One of the most important pieces of advice for writers submitting their work for publication is – read the guidelines really carefully and follow them to the letter. It may seem petty and unfair to be penalised for using the wrong font or being a few words outside the word limit. But the quickest way […]
Weeknotes – S02E43 – A Change Is As Good As A Rest?
Summary: The fiction crew are still on shore leave, it seems, but the non-fiction crew are picking up the slack. Monday: I met Ann at Good and Proper for our second writing date without Baby R since he was born. I started with of a review of the film I’d seen the day before, […]
Weeknotes – S02E42 – From No Days to All The Days!
Summary: After nothing at all last week, I worked on writing projects to at least some degree every day this week. Not much progress on the fiction front, but lots of nonfiction stuff, some cogitation on fiction stuff, and plenty of sending my darlings out into the world to be judged. Monday: Last day […]
Writing the Other
I recently read Writing the Other by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward, which is designed to help writers approach and navigate the potential pitfalls of writing characters who are very different from themselves. I would highly recommend reading this book to all writers, but below is a distillation of the most important lessons I learned […]
Weeknotes – S02E41 – Very Little To See Here
Summary: Very little going on this week. Tuesday: I went through Writing Magazine and added more upcoming submission opportunities to my rolling spreadsheet. I also wrote a letter to Writing Magazine about cultural appropriation, in response to a letter from another reader in this month’s edition. Wednesday: I wrote some reviews.
Weeknotes – S02E40 – Still Ticking Along
Summary: Some good progress and a couple of decent sessions, with lots of planning. So, everything still ticking over. Monday: I formatted and sent over four different pieces for the first Etre prompt. They’re looking for short stories, non-fiction essays, poetry and short lyrical pieces, so I sent one of each to see what […]
Weeknotes – S02E39 – A Whole New Story!
Summary: All I needed were a couple of decent stretches of scheduled writing time and look at all the things I achieved! Monday: I went to a Write For Your Life session after work, which was fun. I think I prefer the more creative side of No Grammar Required, but I’ll happily go to […]
Weeknotes – S02E38 – Good Holidays Mean Little Writing
Summary: Trips away usually result in a lack of writing productivity, unless they are writing retreats, so very little work done this week. Big plans for the next couple of weeks, though! Monday: I brainstormed a story for an upcoming submission opportunity and came up with the first inkling of a workable plot. […]