Summary: Post-Covid fatigue is definitely a thing! Still, I managed to get a reasonable amount done throughout the week. Monday: I wrote some more Darkness notes, based on yesterday’s new idea. Then I got back into paid editing work, doing more on both the novel and the family history. I also wrote this month’s […]
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Weeknotes – S06E28 – Won’t Let Covid Get Me Down!
Summary: A much more productive week than I expected, considering I had Covid! I managed to get back to paid client work, post-holiday, and actually made at least some progress on both personal book projects! Monday: A recent client had been through all my edits on his stories and had a few queries, so […]
Weeknotes – S06E27 – Pretty Much A Bust
Summary: We were on holiday most of the week, then came home with Covid… Luckily, my upcoming client projects have long deadlines so I don’t have to start them right away. But I haven’t worked on either of my books since coming back from retreat over four weeks ago… Monday: Dave and I completed […]
Weeknotes – S06E26 – Clearing the Decks
Summary: I finished all my current client editing projects, ready to go on holiday! I had tentative plans to work on my own projects on the train up to Edinburgh, but it turned out I’d rather play Stardew Valley… Ah well, that’s what holidays are for, right? Monday: Back to the cafe today, with […]
New Outlining Process
When I wrote my first novel, I had no idea what I was doing. I started with a 1,500-word short story and just expanded it in both directions, figuring things out as I went along, with no plan. After five years, I had a completed first draft (after a fashion) and it took five […]
Weeknotes – S06E25 – All Work and No Writing
Summary: Plenty of paid work done, not so much on the personal writing projects front… Tuesday: Lots of paid editing work to complete this week, so I put together my task list and knuckled down at 8am. I finished editing the numerology book first and sent it back to the publisher for review and […]
Weeknotes – S06E24 – Back to Work
Summary: My focus was more on paid editing this week, after last week’s retreat, so I didn’t get much done on personal writing projects. But things are still ticking over! Tuesday: I spent quite a bit of the morning doing a text-chat interview with a prospective client, which was quite complex and I wasn’t […]
Weeknotes – S06E23 – A Very Successful Retreat
Summary: Great second half to my retreat, followed by a relaxing weekend off. Monday: I had a late start today, but that’s okay – I was kind of on holiday after all! And sleeping is so important, Baldrick. Once I got settled, I put together the formatting framework for Meditations, then drafted the Introduction […]
Weeknotes – S06E22 – Back to Stickwick!
Summary: An excellent work week followed by the first few days of a wonderful writing retreat. Really great progress on exciting new projects. Monday: Back to the cafe today for a full day of writing and editing. On my new schedule, starting after I get back from retreat, Mondays in the cafe will be […]
Weeknotes – S06E21 – Breaking New Ground
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 […]