The theme of my meditation class on Monday was the idea of planting seeds and then giving them time to take root and grow. It was about letting go of unrealistic expectations and allowing life to unfold at its own pace without getting frustrated at that pace being too slow. And – wow – […]
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Weeknotes – S05E19 – Juggling Badly
Summary: Trying to juggle day-job, my own creative writing and trying to set up a side hustle for paid editing work, as well as enjoying a newly invigorated social life, is hard! Not much actual writing done this week, or in fact much day-job or paid editing. But some progress on the planning front at […]
Weeknotes – S05E18 – Working Hard To Make A Living
Summary: I was super keen this week and worked on writing projects every day, not least because I got over-excited about a new business plan and also signed up for too many courses at once. Monday: My mind was buzzing overnight about my new paid editing plan, so I got up at 6am to […]
Weeknotes – S05E17 – All Over The Shop, But Loving It!
Summary: Tons of progress and ideas and achievements on all fronts this week, and mostly working on projects because I actually wanted to, rather than it feeling like a chore. Hurrah! Monday: I was up and at my desk by 8am but I had a ton of email to sort through and lots of […]
Detail-Oriented Debbie
This year, I’ve been having monthly calls with Claire from CP’s Day Off. They are designed as an accountability mechanism, to help writers define their goals, identify obstacles to progress and work towards achievement. All of that is good stuff, though Claire and I are both aware that I’m probably more organised and productive than […]
Weeknotes – S05E16 – Just Getting On With It
Summary: Reasonably steady progress throughout the week, with particularly good sessions at the start and end. Glad to have finished a first draft of a long-ish short story that’s been in my head for weeks. Monday: There was a whole lot of faffing about with booking holidays, sorting admin, updating websites, reading online articles […]
Weeknotes – S05E15 – Weird But Exciting Times
Summary: I have no idea what else happened this week (writing-related or non-writing-related) because contact with a publisher on Thursday and over the weekend pushed everything else into the background. Monday: I got feedback on my TL;DR Flash Fiction Competition entry so I tweaked it a bit and then submitted it. The final version […]
Weeknotes – S05E14 – Go, Crew, Go!
Summary: Awesome week on the writing front, with the subconscious crew going absolutely above and beyond on the novel, a longish short story and a flash fiction piece – all without waking me up before 8:30am! Go, crew! Monday: I started out with my Hour of Writes marking for this week’s competition. Then, after […]
Weeknotes – S05E13 – Relinquishing the To-Do List
Summary: Lots of progress on lots of fronts this week, mostly fuelled by relinquishing the to-do list and trying to see my writing projects as things I want to spend time on, rather than obligations I have to get through before I can take time off. It worked really well, so hopefully I can maintain […]
Weeknotes – S05E12 – Progress on All Fronts
Summary: Lots more progress on the third novel, and even a draft of a new flash fiction piece as well, not to mention another podcast episode completed. Go, me! Monday: The subconscious crew started the week with a ton of new ideas for Safeguarding, filling in small (and huge) holes in the plot, working out […]