A couple of weeks ago, I tested positive for Covid for the third time in two years. The first time, in July 2022, I was quite ill and the horrible sense of brain fog lasted a few months, making it difficult to concentrate, which was very unpleasant. The second time, in November 2023, I had […]
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Weeknotes – S08E26 – Enjoying Going Back to Work!
Summary: Back to work but in a gentle, enjoyable way. Also progress on lots of podcast projects, but now I’m going to take a bit of a break from that for a while. Monday: After my glorious week off (in which I was admittedly ill and also actually did a ton of non-paid-work stuff), […]
Weeknotes – S08E25 – Covid Strikes Again!
Summary: An impromptu week off work due to Covid led to a lovely, restful time, mostly reading and playing games. Monday: Every plan I had for this week was disrupted this morning by the discovery that I have Covid… So I cancelled all my outings and settled down to get some work done – […]
Reviews Revisited – Piranesi
This is a transcript of my most recent podcast episode – listen here. Hello and welcome to Resurrected Reviews Revisited, part of the Will You Still Love It Tomorrow podcast. I’m Annie and, in each Reviews episode, I pick something I’ve reviewed sometime since 2005, reread or rewatch it, and then compare my reactions. […]
Weeknotes – S08E24 – Revitalised Project
Summary: I put several very old creative projects back on my list this week, finished my biggest paid editing project to date, and felt pleasingly motivated about all my current writing/editing. Monday: In the morning, I chugged along a bit more with editing the RPG game text I’ve been working on for many weeks […]
Weeknotes – S08E23 – Weird Without Novel
Summary: It feels weird not to be working on a novel at the moment, but I did make progress in other areas, both paid and unpaid. Monday: I split the morning between paid editing projects – the cybersecurity book and the RPG text. In the afternoon, I had grand plans to continue with the […]
Freelancing is Unpredictable
I know people say freelance work always fluctuates between feast and famine – but I’ve been very lucky in my three years of freelancing that I’ve rarely had either a dry patch or so much work that it’s overwhelming (though both have happened). What I struggle with is that I rarely know when and where […]
Weeknotes – S08E22 – Bits and Pieces
Summary: This week was rather bitty and I don’t feel like I made a lot of progress, but there was at least some and that’s okay. Tuesday: I spent the morning re-establishing my usual routine by working on paid editing projects – the second half of the volunteering book, the second half of the […]
Weeknotes – S08E21 – Novel Revisions Complete!
Summary: Excellent progress on both client and personal projects – plus found some new freelancing friends to co-work with. Monday: I read the latest family book club pick in two days and wrote a not very comprehensive review. I also accidentally posted the latest Reviews Revisited episode of the podcast five days early… […]
Reviews Revisited – Illuminae
This is the transcript of my latest solo podcast episode – you can listen to the audio version here. Hello and welcome to Reviews Revisited, part of the Will You Still Love It Tomorrow podcast. I’m Annie and, in each Reviews episode, I pick something I’ve reviewed some time since 2005, reread or rewatch […]