Summary: I slacked off a bit this week – so future me is going to be annoyed with me next week! Still, I got a certain amount one and it’s important to take breaks! Tuesday: Back to work after a long weekend off! I edited a chunk of the supernatural thriller and wrote reviews […]
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Seduced By The Shinies
I wrote the first draft of my fifth novel in the first half of 2023 (which I’m very proud of, since it was a slog and I had to keep forcing myself to work on it, but I’m really pleased with the eventual result). I have useful comments from my wonderful editor, Amie, and […]
Weeknotes – S07E36 – Allowable Dip
Summary: Not a massively productive week this week, but that’s okay. I still got all the important things done! Plans to revitalise a better work ethic next week… Monday: I cracked on with editing the prison memoir and also started editing a book from a new client – a horror thriller. Tuesday: I […]
Weeknotes – S07E35 – The Year is Speeding Along…
Summary: This was a short work week, since we went for a long weekend in Wales – which was awesome! I still got a decent amount of both paid and project work done, though. Monday: I had a very good morning – I edited a whole romance novella for a repeat client, and forged […]
Weeknotes – S07E34 – Chilling is Allowed
Summary: Some good progress made this week, both in terms of paid work and my own projects – but I also took some time just to chill, which was nice. Monday: I spent the morning on paid client work – website stuff, prison memoir, paranormal detective novel. In the afternoon, I did some more […]
Weeknotes – S07E33 – Runaway Brain
Summary: I’ve somehow managed another seven-day writing week! And my brain is really running away with the idea for my next novel, even though I’m not supposed to be starting work on it until next year… Monday: I sat at my desk and did paid client work all morning – additions to a self-help […]
Weeknotes – S07E32 – Taking Time Off
Sunday: A bit of a lazy week on the paid editing front, but that’s okay. More work completed on the next novel than anticipated, but perhaps not as much on other writing projects as expected. Monday: The subconscious crew came up with some really interesting ideas for the protagonist viewpoint, presentation and relationships for […]
Weeknotes – S07E31 – Social Media Ate My Life
Summary: My own projects are still taking a back seat to my exploration of social media, which is fine for now – but I’m still getting a lot of paid work done! Monday: Today I cracked on with a significant chunk of editing on the historical fantasy and also started developmental edits on a […]
Social Media Adventures
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 […]
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. […]