Summary: Reasonably slow come-back after a break, but still good progress on both novels and a couple of other bits completed as well. Wednesday: Still finding my feet after last week’s total break on retreat. I brainstormed ideas for an upcoming flash competition and wrote a 100-word story for another upcoming submission. Thursday: […]
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Taking A Complete Break
I’ve talked a lot in various blog entries about finding brain space, not taking on too much and trying not to put myself under too much pressure with my writing. But last week, I had an entirely new experience of taking a complete break from everything. I went on a retreat at The Sharpham […]
Weeknotes – S02E23 – Appreciating Time Off
Summary: A welcome proper break from writing this week, with no guilt and a lot of reflection. Looking forward to picking it all back up again in the week coming. Monday: I did some more Artisan edits based on feedback from my parents, then set off on retreat. Tuesday to Friday: The retreat […]
Weeknotes – S03E22 – Meeting Targets
Summary: I gave myself a deadline of the end of this week to complete my edits on Artisan and get to the end of Colours Part One – and I succeeded with both! I also managed a fair few other writing targets, not least of which was clearing my submissions list. Fly, my pretties, fly! […]
Weeknotes – S03E21 – Still Feeling Good
Summary: Another productive week, particularly on the novels front. And also some great news of publication acceptances. So good all round. Monday: Another reviewing day at the Brighton Fringe. I decided to get the train down early to write before my first show and cracked on with five more Colours scenes on the train. […]
Weeknotes – S03E20 – Very Productive
Summary: Three really great writing sessions this week and tons of progress on all sorts of projects. It wasn’t always easy, but I stuck to the plan rather than the mood and ended up achieving a lot. Between one thing and another, I wrote over 10,000 words this week, which is several thousand more than […]
Weeknotes – S03E19 – Back to the Short Form
Summary: I can just about claim another 7-day writing streak this week. I’m also pleased with my completion/submissions rate and feeling enthusiastic about some short story ideas in development. Monday: Just doing bits of writing at home today. I cut down a travel writing article to fit a competition and submitted it. Tuesday: […]
Weeknotes – S03E18 – Many and Varied Progressions
Summary: I wrote every day this week and worked on projects in all five of my tracked categories – novels, fanfiction, competitions, non-fiction and blogging. A well-rounded and productive week. Monday: With a theatre trip planned later in the day, I took myself off to Picturehouse Central for a whole day of […]
Novel Switching
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been very good at keeping to my schedule for both novels. I intend to send the revised Artisan back to the publisher by the end of May and I’m already two thirds of the way through. The Six Month Novel Programme gives me a detailed schedule for Colours and […]
Weeknotes – S03E17 – Novel Slogging
Summary: Mostly slogging away at the novels this week, plus some reviews. But there are short stories ideas percolating, which may turn into something soon. Monday: A whole day at home to work on projects, so I set my sights high. I assigned myself Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen of Artisan and the next three scenes […]