The post I wrote for GYWO this month was all about how to approach the dreaded revision: I hate revision. With my short stories and fanfiction, I always have good intentions of scheduling additional time to let them sit for a while and then go back to them to revise. But most often, I dash […]
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Weeknotes – S02E09
Summary: Still getting back into the swing of things after the holiday, but deadlines are looming… Tuesday: I booked my tickets for Winchester Writers’ Festival, including all my workshops and my one-to-one appointments with four different literary agents. This gives me until 24 May to get the opening of Artisan ready for submission, and ideally […]
Weeknotes – S02E08
Summary: Turns out the JoCo Cruise isn’t really conducive to getting much writing done… Thursday: NK Jemisin was on the cruise and held a Write & Chat session, which was awesome. She answered lots of questions about writing, and encouraged the attendees to talk about their own projects as well. In between the chat, […]
Weeknotes – S02E07
Summary: Not a huge amount of work done this week, but some exciting submissions completed, and everything kept ticking over nicely. Monday: I helped Bear post his account of the Thorpeness reading retreat. Then I formatted a story and submitted it to an upcoming anthology publication. Tuesday: I did […]
Weeknotes – S02E06
Summary: A bit scattershot this week, but good progress on some projects. Monday: I did today’s word at www.oneword.com Tuesday: I continued my plan of getting back into writing slowly by doing a slightly longer piece from the day’s image prompt at Pobble 365. Wednesday: I used Pobble […]
Debunking Writing Myths
This month’s GYWO discussion post topic was debunking writing myths, and I thought I would post my article here as well. Last year, I finally got around to reading On Writing by Stephen King, and he has a lot to answer for in terms of writing myths. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of […]
Weeknotes – S02E05
Summary: Two abortive writing sessions this week, and then a complete break from writing altogether. So, apparently, writing every day lasted about a month! Monday: I did today’s Detox prompt. Tuesday: I wrote a couple of reviews at lunchtime and did today’s Detox prompt. My intended after-work cafe was full and, by the […]
Weeknotes S02E04
Summary: I experienced both accomplishment and doubt this week, so a fairly typical few days as a writer! I’m generally very pleased with the focus I’m managing to keep on my writing, but I’m also very well aware how far I still have to go to get where I want to be. Monday: […]
The Presupposition of Success
I’ve recently been gaining a lot of benefit from the concept of the presupposition of success. I first came across this a couple of years ago, in a session on self-hypnosis at a writing festival. In that context, it was about introducing a statement into your subconscious, assuming an answer to a particular question […]
Weeknotes S02E03
Summary: Good use of available time this week, and two new cafes discovered that are okay for emergency writing sessions. I’m also doing very well on my habit pledge, as I’ve only missed two writing days in the year so far. Monday: I planned to have today off from writing, but was adding submission […]