Summary: Very happy with the start to my 2019 writing. So far, I’ve worked on it every day (though I don’t intend to keep that up past January) and I’m excited about what I’m going to achieve this year. Tuesday: I edited a piece of flash fiction down from 650 words to just under […]
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Writing Goals for 2019!
It’s a brand new year! And, no matter how arbitrary that may be, that means goal-setting. And I have big plans for 2019. So much so, that I’m going to write them down here for all to see (though I reserve the right to discover they are wildly unrealistic later…). First of all, by […]
Weeknotes – S02E51 – 2018 Wrap-Up
Summary: I’m pleased overall with my 2018 writing. I revised my first novel and got a good response from submitting it. I worked on my second novel and have a plan for taking it forwards. I wrote several really good short stories and got a fair few published. I found paid work in the […]
Weeknotes – S02E50 – The New Regime Starts in the New Year!
Summary: Well, I made plans for a better regime, but starting in 2019, so not really implemented this week… Tuesday: I got off the train at Waterloo at 3pm, with about three hours before needing to meet people at Angel – and what was exactly halfway between the two on the map? Good and […]
Weeknotes – S02E49 – Plague!
Summary: Being ill sucks. No writing (or much of anything) for me in the first half of the week, though I did manage some bits and pieces in the second half, in between all the coughing and nose-blowing. Thursday: I started out by reading a blog post about maintaining your writing habit, which I […]
Weeknotes – S02E48 – Tailing Off…
Summary: Not a very productive week. Mostly just admin and reviews. Monday: I met Ann at our old stomping grounds in Brick Lane, and started out with a blog post about the benefits of fanfiction, which got picked up and retweeted by the creators of Fanatical: The Sci-Fi Convention Musical. Then I faffed around […]
The Benefits of Fanfiction
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about fandom. There’s a musical playing at The Playground Theatre at the moment, called Fanatical: The Sci-Fi Convention Musical, which I have already seen twice and will be seeing twice more before it closes on Saturday. It’s about a fan convention for a fictional sci-fi TV show, and it […]
Weeknotes – S02E47 – Lots of Days but Not Much Progress
Summary: I’m keeping up my writing days, so I’m on track to double my GYWO pledge level for the year, but none of my sessions this week were particularly long or massively productive. It’s all about finding a balance between quality and quantity, productivity and relaxation. Wednesday: I met Hannah after work for a […]
Weeknotes – S02E46 – Feels Like Progress!
Summary: One really good, productive session, and lot of little bits throughout the week. Monday: I met Ann at Good & Proper with a resolution that I would write at least one paragraph for each of the three main fiction projects on my list at the moment (with the hope that one […]
Weeknotes – S02E45 – Finally Some Fiction!
Summary: A good amount of stuff achieved, and finally some fiction! Monday: I helped Bear post about our most recent reading retreat. Tuesday: I wrote reviews of all the books I read while on retreat. Thursday: I took the opportunity of a long gap between appointments in town to settle myself at […]