Summary: Excellent week, all round. Good progress on client projects, plus interesting revelations about how to work best on my own projects. And breaking ground on brainstorming for novel number five! Monday: Hopefully, back to ‘proper’ scheduling this week. I was at my favourite cafe table and ready to work shortly after 8:30am, at […]
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Weeknotes – S06E20 – Benefits of Flexibility
Summary: After my recent weeks of major productivity, things went slightly awry this week – but only because the entire point of my new freelance existence is so I can be flexible about my work and writing time, so it’s all good. Monday: I went to the cafe and did a fair amount of […]
Sustaining Productivity
I had a topic all prepared, talking about how amazingly productive I’ve been in recent weeks, and how I’m hopeful it will be sustainable long-term, because I have a good attitude towards flexibility, taking breaks, and doing things that are good for both my mental and physical health. And all of that is still […]
Weeknotes – S06E19 – Finding My Groove
Summary: Another very productive week – I seem to have found my groove, at least temporarily! And I gained a lovely new paid editing client, who left me a glowing testimonial and promised me more work, which was nice. Monday: Got to the cafe at 8:15am today! I was all ready to get started […]
Weeknotes – S06E18 – Maximally Productive
Summary: Another very productive week. I had an extra ‘day off’ but ended up working on non-paid, non-novel projects on that day, so it ended up being really useful! Monday: I had a lot of contact from potential new paid editing clients, and did a sample edit for one of them. Later, I helped […]
Weeknotes – S06E17 – Creative Overdrive
Summary: I seem to be in creative overdrive at the moment, in terms of ideas and productivity. I just wish I had the time and energy to keep up! I’m really enthused about both my paid editing and my own writing – long may it continue! Monday: I had a last-minute opportunity to meet […]
Weeknotes – S06E16 – Subconscious Crew Gone Rogue!
Summary: I decided to start doing morning pages this week, and there may have been some quite startling results… Glad I didn’t have a huge amount of paid editing to do this week, as the subconscious crew went rogue! Monday: I reviewed a computer game. Tuesday: After reading an interview with Julia Cameron […]
Approaching Revisions
Recent work on my third novel has been an interesting rollercoaster of emotions. As mentioned in my last couple of blog posts, I’ve been thinking a lot about my outlining process, and I’ve also been enjoying working on a comprehensive revision plan for this novel. And the result of both of those has been […]
Weeknotes – S06E15 – Planning complete
Summary: I finished my revision plan for the third novel this week – which means I have to start the new draft next week! Eek! Monday: Cafe day today – settled at my usual table by 8:30am, as I had a lot to do. I started by going through my flash draft and refining/expanding […]
Weeknotes – S06E14 – Progress on All Fronts
Summary: Well, that was an unexpected seven-day writing week! I did a lot of very enjoyable paid editing, and made at least some progress on my own writing projects, so I’m declaring a victory! Monday: I decided it would be best to stay at home today, so I settled on the sofa (with Stanley […]