Summary: Snowed in at a writing retreat – every writer’s dream? I’ve certainly enjoyed it! Wednesday: I went to Vauxhall after work to meet Hannah and got on with some more Artisan revisions (this will be a common theme in Weeknotes for the next few months…), working on finishing off the requirements of […]
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Weeknotes – S02E10
Summary: Really got into the novel revision this week, and actually enjoyed it, which was a very pleasant surprise! Monday: I set out early for my writing date with Ann at Good & Proper. I hadn’t done much actual writing for the last two or three weeks, so was hoping a whole day in my […]
Tips for Approaching Revision
The post I wrote for GYWO this month was all about how to approach the dreaded revision: I hate revision. With my short stories and fanfiction, I always have good intentions of scheduling additional time to let them sit for a while and then go back to them to revise. But most often, I dash […]
Weeknotes – S02E09
Summary: Still getting back into the swing of things after the holiday, but deadlines are looming… Tuesday: I booked my tickets for Winchester Writers’ Festival, including all my workshops and my one-to-one appointments with four different literary agents. This gives me until 24 May to get the opening of Artisan ready for submission, and ideally […]
Weeknotes – S02E08
Summary: Turns out the JoCo Cruise isn’t really conducive to getting much writing done… Thursday: NK Jemisin was on the cruise and held a Write & Chat session, which was awesome. She answered lots of questions about writing, and encouraged the attendees to talk about their own projects as well. In between the chat, […]
Weeknotes – S02E07
Summary: Not a huge amount of work done this week, but some exciting submissions completed, and everything kept ticking over nicely. Monday: I helped Bear post his account of the Thorpeness reading retreat. Then I formatted a story and submitted it to an upcoming anthology publication. Tuesday: I did […]
Weeknotes – S02E06
Summary: A bit scattershot this week, but good progress on some projects. Monday: I did today’s word at www.oneword.com Tuesday: I continued my plan of getting back into writing slowly by doing a slightly longer piece from the day’s image prompt at Pobble 365. Wednesday: I used Pobble […]
Debunking Writing Myths
This month’s GYWO discussion post topic was debunking writing myths, and I thought I would post my article here as well. Last year, I finally got around to reading On Writing by Stephen King, and he has a lot to answer for in terms of writing myths. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of […]
Weeknotes – S02E05
Summary: Two abortive writing sessions this week, and then a complete break from writing altogether. So, apparently, writing every day lasted about a month! Monday: I did today’s Detox prompt. Tuesday: I wrote a couple of reviews at lunchtime and did today’s Detox prompt. My intended after-work cafe was full and, by the […]
Weeknotes S02E04
Summary: I experienced both accomplishment and doubt this week, so a fairly typical few days as a writer! I’m generally very pleased with the focus I’m managing to keep on my writing, but I’m also very well aware how far I still have to go to get where I want to be. Monday: […]