On Halloween weekend, TL;DR Press ran a horror write-in. When I first heard about it, I misunderstood the format. I thought there was going to be a workshop at the beginning, going through horror-specific writing techniques and approaches, which was appealing to me because horror isn’t a genre I have much experience in writing. […]
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Weeknotes – S05E45 – Attitude Readjustment
Summary: A solid amount of paid editing completed this week, plus an attitude shift towards the novel, which seems to have produced some good results. Monday: At home again today, with the flat to myself, as Dave went into the office. I started with a new editing project; case studies about water treatment businesses […]
Weeknotes – S05E44 – Staying at Home
Summary: Stayed at home all this week, but still managed to get a reasonable amount of writing and work done. Lots of interesting projects on the go! Monday: With Covid cases rising in the UK overall, and also in my local area, I decided to stay at home this week (I got pinged from […]
Weeknotes – S05E43 – Ups and Downs in Freelancing
Summary: The subconscious crew had a great week, coming up with lots of good stuff for novel number four. Things are slowing down on the paid editing front, though, as several promised projects got cancelled or delayed, and there weren’t as many new suitable postings to pitch for. Monday: Slightly weird start to the […]
Weeknotes – S05E42 – Cafe Culture
Summary: Cafe sessions proved particularly productive this week, so I’m thinking about expanding my regular cafe days to three (or sometimes four) days per week, instead of two. Monday: Back to work after a whole week off, so I took myself to the cafe with an extensive task list. First was transferring submission opportunities […]
Very Small Fish
I’ve been frequenting my favourite local cafe a couple of times a week since I went fully freelance in August, and I’m starting to feel really at home there. In previous years, I’ve always preferred being anonymous in cafes. At one time, I would stop off at a particular Starbucks regularly on the way […]
Weeknotes – S05E41 – Week Off!
Summary: A very successful week off! Several clients asked me to do short, urgent tasks, but I had told them all previously that I wouldn’t be available, so I turned them down. Sunday: I wrote up reviews of all the new games I played on holiday, as well as the two books I finished. […]
Weeknotes – S05E40 – Preparing for a Holiday
Summary: Preparing for being on holiday next week – I managed to finish all my current paid editing projects, and also line up several weeks’ worth for when we get back. So no actual work and no pitching required while we’re away! Monday: I had planned to go to the cafe today, but it […]
Weeknotes – S05E39 – Reassuring My Brain
Summary: Spent most of the week shuffling paid projects around while waiting for clients to confirm timings and requirements. Then spent most of the weekend reminding myself that I don’t need to pitch for any more work until after I get back from my holiday. Monday: I had quite a late night the day […]
Weeknotes – S05E38 – Timelines and Travels
Summary: Novels two and three are definitely coming together, which is very satisfying. I actually came up with a tentative timeline for getting three out to agents, and four to my editor (both mid-March 2022), so now it feels like I have a proper plan to make them a reality. Lots of paid work going […]