Summary: I’ve logged a ‘writing day’ on my tracker every day for the last two weeks, which is very unusual for me! Normally, if I try and write every day, I burn out after about ten days and have to take a couple of weeks off! A day counts as a ‘writing day’ if I […]
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Weeknotes – S06E04 – Done With Novels For Now!
Summary: I achieved my novel-writing goals for January, which feels really good. Now, I can take more time in February to work on shorter projects, or have a break! Monday: I braved the outside world again today, and went to the cafe for the first time since well before Christmas. And the only table […]
Staying Connected
Writing can be a very solitary activity at times, especially in these days of staying at home and avoiding contact with other people. But it’s important to remember that pursuing wider experiences will always inform and inspire your writing. Plus, connecting with other writers (and humans) is a joyful thing, which can bring much […]
Weeknotes – S06E03 – Preparing a Query Pack
Summary: It was a very good week in terms of both paid work and personal writing projects. I feel like I made good progress on all fronts, but without actually having to work too hard! Monday: A friend asked me to come over, so I shunted all my writing/editing tasks to later in the […]
Weeknotes – S06E02 – Proper Start to the Year
Summary: Some ups and downs this week, but overall a decent amount of progress on both personal and paid projects. I’m still struggling with feeling as if I have time to fit everything in, though! Monday: New week, new paid projects, new work ethic! After taking most of last week off, I made a […]
Weeknotes – S06E01 – Off To A Good Start
Summary: I didn’t actually do very much paid work this week, which was a great start to my plan to work less this year! But I did work on both novels and create an excellent plan for completing them earlier and also doing more reading. Monday: I played one new game over the course […]
Weeknotes – S05E53 – Good End to the Year!
Summary: I actually did more this week than I’d planned, since there were a couple of reviews to write and some friendly editing to offer. But it was mostly a week off. Monday: I got some books for Christmas, and read one of them in just over 24 hours, so I wrote my review. […]
Weeknotes – S05E52 – Merry Christmas!
Summary: I didn’t manage to complete all my current paid editing projects before Christmas, but only because they were delayed by the clients. Otherwise, I had a very productive week with writing and editing, and also managed to take some time off and relax a bit! Monday: I started my last writing/editing week of […]
Weeknotes – S05E51 – Good Progress on All Fronts
Summary: Lots of client projects coming towards the end this week – just a few more days next week to clear everything off my ‘work’ to-do list! Good progress on both novels too – looking good for my end-of-Jan deadlines. Monday: Given the new Covid rules, I decided it would be better to stay […]
Making Friends
Recently, I had a meditation class, where the teacher talked about the importance of self-compassion, as part of a series on Cultivating Inner Friendship. During the discussion, I mentioned how difficult I found it to walk the path between self-care and productivity. I said that I understood the importance of accepting the situation with kindness, […]