As a writer in the modern world, I’ve often been told I need to have a ‘social media presence’. As someone born in the 1970s, I’ve always felt an aversion to social media in terms of not really understanding it and having no interest in engaging with it. Then, in June 2023, I […]
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Weeknotes – S07E30 – Satisfied With Progress
Summary: I feel like I got a lot done this week, but without feeling overwhelmed or as if I had to spend more time on things than I wanted, which is good! Monday: I wrote my reviews for Barbenheimer. I also wrote a review of a book I decided to give up on. […]
Weeknotes – S07E29 – Launching an Instagram Bear!
Summary: This was six-day writing/editing/project week, after four seven-day weeks in a row! I’m not sure how I’m doing this, but long may it continue (at least in enthusiasm and productivity, if not actual days). Monday: I wanted to get a lot done today, so I sat at my desk like a proper worker […]
Weeknotes – S07E28 – All Stanley All The Time
Summary: It was all Stanley all the time this week – though I did also get some paid editing work done and made some progress on my own projects. But Stanley the bear has now launched his online campaign to reach as many hearts as possible! Monday: Back to work after a lovely and […]
Weeknotes – S07E27 – Super Productivity
Summary: My third seven-day writing/editing week in a row! And I’m still excited about both my paid editing work and my own personal projects! So, that’s nice… Monday: Back to reality after my amazing writing retreat of last week… And I really did go back to reality, as I spent nearly five hours thoroughly […]
Weeknotes – S07E26 – Phenomenal on Every Level
Summary: Phenomenal writing retreat, exciting new paid editing clients, a massive mindset shift regarding what to do with the nonfiction book, plus a solid idea for my next novel! Fantastic progress on all fronts! Monday: New week, still on retreat! This morning, the subconscious crew started rewriting the opening scene of Legacy in my […]
Weeknotes – S07E25 – Retreats Are The Best!
Summary: Fantastic week, mostly due to going on retreat! I finished the first draft of my fifth novel and secured enough work from the other writers on the retreat to fill up the rest of the summer! Monday: I wrote the next Darkness scene first thing. I hadn’t been looking forward to it, because […]
Slogging Along
I’m really not sure what’s going on with my current novel. I call it ‘novel number five’, but that’s not entirely accurate, because number four never got past 40k words, so it can’t really be called a novel, but hey…. Anyway, I first dreamed up (literally!) the idea for number five in April […]
Weeknotes – S07E24 – Preparing for Retreat
Summary: I cleared the decks of all paid client work, and am looking forward to not pitching again until July. I also managed to make progress on the novel, setting myself up to be able to complete it on retreat by the end of June. Monday: I was going to give myself more time […]
Weeknotes – S07E23 – Bookend Productivity
Summary: Good start and end to the week, but understandably disrupted in the middle – all good, though, with lots of great stuff planned for next week. Monday: I got up late and faffed around for quite a while, mostly pitching for more paid editing work, as I had nothing on the docket for […]