Summary: Three really great writing sessions this week and tons of progress on all sorts of projects. It wasn’t always easy, but I stuck to the plan rather than the mood and ended up achieving a lot. Between one thing and another, I wrote over 10,000 words this week, which is several thousand more than […]
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Weeknotes – S03E19 – Back to the Short Form
Summary: I can just about claim another 7-day writing streak this week. I’m also pleased with my completion/submissions rate and feeling enthusiastic about some short story ideas in development. Monday: Just doing bits of writing at home today. I cut down a travel writing article to fit a competition and submitted it. Tuesday: […]
Weeknotes – S03E18 – Many and Varied Progressions
Summary: I wrote every day this week and worked on projects in all five of my tracked categories – novels, fanfiction, competitions, non-fiction and blogging. A well-rounded and productive week. Monday: With a theatre trip planned later in the day, I took myself off to Picturehouse Central for a whole day of […]
Novel Switching
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been very good at keeping to my schedule for both novels. I intend to send the revised Artisan back to the publisher by the end of May and I’m already two thirds of the way through. The Six Month Novel Programme gives me a detailed schedule for Colours and […]
Weeknotes – S03E17 – Novel Slogging
Summary: Mostly slogging away at the novels this week, plus some reviews. But there are short stories ideas percolating, which may turn into something soon. Monday: A whole day at home to work on projects, so I set my sights high. I assigned myself Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen of Artisan and the next three scenes […]
Weeknotes – S03E16 – Good Intentions
Summary: Lots of good intentions for lengthy writing sessions and really getting back into good habits this week. But I mostly just did my required work on the novels and called it quits. Monday: I identified the ten scenes in Artisan that would most benefit from Hannah’s sharp editing pen and sent them to […]
Weeknotes – S03E15 – Keeping to the Plan
Summary: I’m keeping up with the plan for both novels, but not much else. But that’s okay, as they are the most important projects at the moment and are taking a lot of energy. Monday: I tried another writing day at home and started out with submissions, since that’s always much easier on a […]
Weeknotes – S03E14 – Moving From Plan to Action
Summary: This week was when the real work started on both novels and I kept to my planned schedule with no problems. I’m not saying the work I did was good, but it got done! Monday: I finally watched the video of the first Six Month Novel hangout from three weeks ago, which contained […]
The Amazing ALCS
There was an article in Writing Magazine some time ago about The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, suggesting that all published authors should sign up and log their publications on the website. So I did, not really knowing what it was all about. The ALCS collect money for ‘secondary uses’ of writers’ work – […]
Weeknotes – S03E13 – Double Novel Progress!
Summary: Two really productive days of writing this week, with some other useful bits and pieces in between. Plus, I have formulated reasonable plans for finishing both novels. The slump is definitely over! Monday: I wrote reviews for the weekend’s reading retreat. I also did some planning for later in the week. Thursday: […]