Summary: I kept myself to my new writing plan and made good progress on all fronts, working on three different novels throughout the week. Monday: I stated my goals on the Urban Writers’ Retreat online session page, then cracked on with editing the last two chapters of Artisan. And I finished! And sent the […]
Author: Annie
Swings and Roundabouts
My short story, Swings and Roundabouts is in the TL;DR Press horror anthology Too Late; Didn’t Run: (Nope Book 2). You can buy a copy here.
Getting Back On Track
My last blog post saw me clearing the decks to focus on my second novel throughout September, in the hopes that I might finish my next round of revisions and have it in decent shape to submit to my publisher in November. That’s definitely not going to happen. Two days after I posted that, […]
Weeknotes – S04E42 – All The Editing
Summary: Lots of editing, both of my novel and someone else’s. Monday: I started off by editing three more chapters of Artisan, then did a bit more editing on my friend’s novel. Tuesday: I did a bit more editing on my friend’s novel. Thursday: Back to the regular focusing session with Claire […]
Weeknotes – S04E41 – Keeping My Hand In
Summary: Mostly not writing this week as I was on holiday and doing other things. But I kept my hand in and knuckled down on my return home. Monday: I wrote a review of a game I played a few days before. Thursday: I wrote a review of a film I watched the […]
Crowd Control
My article about making your characters co-operate was printed in the November 2020 edition of Writing Magazine. You can buy a copy here.
Old Becomes New Again
My short story, Old Becomes New Again, is included in the ‘What A Strange Question!’ edition of Thema Literary Journal. You can buy a copy here.
Weeknotes – S04E40 – Mostly Reviews
Summary: Not much on the writing project front this week, and unlikely to be much progress next week either – but then the big push to the end of the year will begin! Monday: I wrote a review of the film we watched the night before. Tuesday: I edited another […]
Weeknotes – S04E39 – Light Week But Still Progress
Summary: Bits and pieces completed here and there this week – nothing major but still progress on several fronts. Monday: I spent some time going through my unassigned stories and finding places to submit them. Thursday: I did some more submissions, expanded my fantasy novella by a few hundred words for a submission […]
Weeknotes – S04E38 – Enjoying Editing!
Summary: Going great guns on the final novel edits and really enjoying it, which is a very pleasant surprise. Everything else has pretty much fallen off the to-do list, but that’s okay, because the novel is the most important thing. Monday: I finished a book and wrote my review. I started a new story […]