Summary: Paid work – hurrah! Double reading retreat – double hurrah! Monday: I had to get back into a proper working mindset this morning, to tackle my first paid editing project in more than six weeks – and it was a tough job, I can tell you! It didn’t help that it was nonfiction […]
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Weeknotes – S09E24 – Work on the Horizon
Summary: Booked some work – hurrah! Also wrote a few new pieces of flash fiction – double hurrah! Monday: During my afternoon focus session, I uploaded my latest YouTube video and learned how to add manual chapter breaks. I also wrote a review of the book I finished the night before and added it […]
Weeknotes S09E23 – Keeping to a Routine?
Summary: Still trying to maintain some semblance of a productive routine, with mixed results. And still reading a ridiculous number of books. Monday: This afternoon, I wrote a GYWO discussion post about not having enough time for writing and then wrote a post for my own blog about having too much time for writing… […]
Too Much Time
Amusingly, the topic for my GYWO discussion post this month was about finding time for writing when you have a busy schedule and lots of other obligations. It’s amusing because I currently have the opposite problem – too much time! I haven’t had any paid work for a few weeks, and I’m discovering that, […]
Weeknotes – S09E22 – Still Mostly Chilling
Summary: Still mostly reading and doing YouTube filming and editing – can’t complain! Monday: I started the week with my favourite activity – filming clips for my new BookTube channel! I came up with an idea for a new video series over the weekend, which I’m really excited about, so I filmed the intro […]
Weeknotes – S09E21 – Hanging In There
Summary: Trying to keep to a good ‘project’ routine in the face of no paid work. Some success, but still a lack of motivation. Monday: Despite still not having any paid editing work to do, I decided to reinstate my ‘work’ routine. So, I was at my desk by 9:15am, ready to get on […]
Weeknotes S09E20 – Not Much Going On
Summary: Second full week without any paid work – which has been lovely in some ways, but is now starting to stress me out a bit… It’s also affecting my motivation on other projects now – because I didn’t do a whole lot else this week either… Tuesday: I caught up on reviews of […]
Weeknotes – S09E19 – Low on Work
Summary: Trying not to worry about a lack of work – and spending my time on my own projects instead. Monday: I had a leisurely morning, sorting out my inbox and pitching for more work. After lunch, I went back to the short story anthology I’m working on, based on a deck of Dixit […]
Weeknotes – S09E18 – It’s All About YouTube
Summary: All I want to do at the moment is read and make YouTube content – so that’s what I’ve been doing! Monday: I started a new paid editing project today – one that’s been in the works since before Christmas and is now starting to come together. I’m working with an author who […]
YouTube Launch
Subsequent to last month’s blog about my new YouTube obsession, I successfully launched my BookTube channel on 1st May, with my first three videos going live on the same day. I publicised the launch on multiple different social medial platforms and online communities I’m a part of, as well as to all my friends and […]