Weeknotes – S03E21 – Still Feeling Good

Summary: Another productive week, particularly on the novels front. And also some great news of publication acceptances. So good all round.   Monday: Another reviewing day at the Brighton Fringe. I decided to get the train down early to write before my first show and cracked on with five more Colours scenes on the train. […]

Weeknotes – S03E20 – Very Productive

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]