Summary: I’m pleased overall with my 2018 writing. I revised my first novel and got a good response from submitting it. I worked on my second novel and have a plan for taking it forwards. I wrote several really good short stories and got a fair few published. I found paid work in the […]
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Weeknotes – S02E50 – The New Regime Starts in the New Year!
Summary: Well, I made plans for a better regime, but starting in 2019, so not really implemented this week… Tuesday: I got off the train at Waterloo at 3pm, with about three hours before needing to meet people at Angel – and what was exactly halfway between the two on the map? Good and […]
Weeknotes – S02E49 – Plague!
Summary: Being ill sucks. No writing (or much of anything) for me in the first half of the week, though I did manage some bits and pieces in the second half, in between all the coughing and nose-blowing. Thursday: I started out by reading a blog post about maintaining your writing habit, which I […]
Weeknotes – S02E48 – Tailing Off…
Summary: Not a very productive week. Mostly just admin and reviews. Monday: I met Ann at our old stomping grounds in Brick Lane, and started out with a blog post about the benefits of fanfiction, which got picked up and retweeted by the creators of Fanatical: The Sci-Fi Convention Musical. Then I faffed around […]
The Benefits of Fanfiction
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about fandom. There’s a musical playing at The Playground Theatre at the moment, called Fanatical: The Sci-Fi Convention Musical, which I have already seen twice and will be seeing twice more before it closes on Saturday. It’s about a fan convention for a fictional sci-fi TV show, and it […]
Weeknotes – S02E47 – Lots of Days but Not Much Progress
Summary: I’m keeping up my writing days, so I’m on track to double my GYWO pledge level for the year, but none of my sessions this week were particularly long or massively productive. It’s all about finding a balance between quality and quantity, productivity and relaxation. Wednesday: I met Hannah after work for a […]
Weeknotes – S02E46 – Feels Like Progress!
Summary: One really good, productive session, and lot of little bits throughout the week. Monday: I met Ann at Good & Proper with a resolution that I would write at least one paragraph for each of the three main fiction projects on my list at the moment (with the hope that one […]
Weeknotes – S02E45 – Finally Some Fiction!
Summary: A good amount of stuff achieved, and finally some fiction! Monday: I helped Bear post about our most recent reading retreat. Tuesday: I wrote reviews of all the books I read while on retreat. Thursday: I took the opportunity of a long gap between appointments in town to settle myself at […]
Weeknotes – S02E44 – More Non-Fiction Fuel in the Fire
Summary: Still no actual fiction writing again this week – the fiction crew are definitely on shore leave at the moment, leaving the nonfiction crew to stoke the boilers on their own. Monday: I had a leisurely morning and then took myself off to Good and Proper with the intention of working hard until […]
You Should Always Follow the Guidelines – Shouldn’t You?
One of the most important pieces of advice for writers submitting their work for publication is – read the guidelines really carefully and follow them to the letter. It may seem petty and unfair to be penalised for using the wrong font or being a few words outside the word limit. But the quickest way […]