Summary: Lots of exciting stuff going on and deadlines to meet, but also plenty to time to work on projects. Monday: I went to a fun No Grammar Required session and did lots of interesting freewriting. I also got an email from an independent publisher with lots of very positive feedback on Artisan, asking […]
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Weeknotes – S02E31 – All I Needed Was A Retreat!
Summary: Now, that’s more like it for a writing week! I wrote every day, completing over 9000 words in total, and achieving tons on new original projects. Hurrah! The only problem is, I have very little available writing time for the rest of the year, so it’s going to be tricky to keep momentum. […]
There’s Something in the Air in Sheepwash!
I haven’t really written much of anything since the Winchester Festival in mid-June. I mean, I’ve been adding days to my habit pledge tracking spreadsheet, because I have been working on writing-related stuff, or making notes for projects, or mostly posting reviews. But I haven’t felt as if I’ve really written anything new, other than one […]
Weeknotes – S02E30 – Slowly Ramping Up
Summary: Still mostly reviews and very little fiction writing, but some good planning progress ready for going on retreat next week. Monday: I reviewed a book I gave up reading yesterday. Tuesday: I got the best kind of rejection from a publisher today: “Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider this […]
Weeknotes – S02E29 – Good Things Are Coming!
Summary: Technically, lots of writing days, according to my tracker, but no actual creative writing in the true sense. However, I’ve got a retreat coming up, and a regular writing gig starting soon, so I’m feeling very good about my writing future. Monday: I went to No Grammar Required after work and really enjoyed chatting […]
S02E28 – Writing every day? Surely not!
Summary: Little and often seems to be the trend for this week. I think I generally prefer having a couple of long sessions during the week and not worrying about it the rest of the time, but it’s good to know I can keep my momentum going, even when I don’t have a whole free […]
Rediscovering Freewriting
Due to the many demands on my time, my approach to my writing is generally pretty regimented. I schedule writing sessions throughout the week and have a prioritised list of all the writing tasks I want to complete during each one. I have a spreadsheet of all my past, present and planned publication submissions and […]
Weeknotes – S02E27 – Renewed impetus for the second half of the year!
Summary: I got a lot done this week, and worked on writing projects every day but Tuesday, which felt really good. Just because I’ve completed my 120 habit pledge for the year already, doesn’t mean I should stop working at my writing! Monday: Back to Wapping to enjoy the sunshine at The Turk’s Head […]
Weeknotes – S02E26 – Finding My Groove Again
Summary: Getting back into the swing of things slowly, and very much enjoying not having any Artisan editing to do… Monday: Planned as my first full writing day post-Winchester, so I had a long list of things to work on. I met Ann and Baby R at the Turk’s Head in Wapping, and started […]
Weeknotes – S02E25 – Taking the Week Off?
Summary: Stripped back and streamlined. I mostly had a break from writing this week, but still managed a few bits and pieces along the way. Monday: I wrote a blog post about my experience at Winchester Writers’ Festival. Tuesday: I wrote a review of Ocean’s Eight. Wednesday: I wrote a review of […]