Summary: I started to build my enthusiasm back up for working on my novels, but didn’t do much in the way of actual work. Paid editing was good, though, with lots of progress on chunky projects. Monday: I went back and forth on the idea a bit, but eventually decided to spend the day […]
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Attitude to Novels
I’ve had some interesting conversations with various people recently, about my attitude to my writing. I now have what one might call a ‘standard process’ for approaching my novels – and it’s still astounding to me that I’m in a position where there are enough of them for that to be the case. […]
Weeknotes – S06E08 – Taking It Easy
Summary: A fairly relaxed time of it this week, with lots of interesting paid projects, and a bit of a break from my own writing. Monday: An Hour of Writes prompt popped up in my inbox the other day and I decided to submit something on a whim, so today I started out by […]
Weeknotes – S06E07 – Low on Motivation
Summary: A bit hit and miss this week – I wasn’t feeling particularly motivated, so I shunted quite a bit of work into next week, but managed to focus on finishing my latest short story. Tuesday: A couple of new, short assignments came through from previous clients overnight, so I did those first. Then […]
Weeknotes – S06E06 – Lots Going On
Summary: The focus was much more on paid work than personal projects this week, but I did get some of my own writing done as well. Monday: I didn’t get much sleep the night before, and the case numbers were shooting up again, so I decided against going to the cafe today. I started […]
Weeknotes – S06E05 – Fourteen Days in a Row!
Summary: I’ve logged a ‘writing day’ on my tracker every day for the last two weeks, which is very unusual for me! Normally, if I try and write every day, I burn out after about ten days and have to take a couple of weeks off! A day counts as a ‘writing day’ if I […]
Weeknotes – S06E04 – Done With Novels For Now!
Summary: I achieved my novel-writing goals for January, which feels really good. Now, I can take more time in February to work on shorter projects, or have a break! Monday: I braved the outside world again today, and went to the cafe for the first time since well before Christmas. And the only table […]
Staying Connected
Writing can be a very solitary activity at times, especially in these days of staying at home and avoiding contact with other people. But it’s important to remember that pursuing wider experiences will always inform and inspire your writing. Plus, connecting with other writers (and humans) is a joyful thing, which can bring much […]
Weeknotes – S06E03 – Preparing a Query Pack
Summary: It was a very good week in terms of both paid work and personal writing projects. I feel like I made good progress on all fronts, but without actually having to work too hard! Monday: A friend asked me to come over, so I shunted all my writing/editing tasks to later in the […]
Weeknotes – S06E02 – Proper Start to the Year
Summary: Some ups and downs this week, but overall a decent amount of progress on both personal and paid projects. I’m still struggling with feeling as if I have time to fit everything in, though! Monday: New week, new paid projects, new work ethic! After taking most of last week off, I made a […]