Summary: Two really productive days of writing this week, with some other useful bits and pieces in between. Plus, I have formulated reasonable plans for finishing both novels. The slump is definitely over!   Monday: I wrote reviews for the weekend’s reading retreat. I also did some planning for later in the week.   Thursday: […]

Summary: Still not really feeling it this week, but much more positive after an awesomely relaxing reading retreat weekend.   Monday: I booked in a session with Ann at the Turk’s Head to provide motivation to at least write something today. I started out slow and easy with a couple of reviews, then worked my […]

Summary: This was the inevitable week when daily writing became a chore rather than a positive source of motivation. So, I let it go.   Monday: I caught up on reviews and also looked at the worksheets for the first two weeks of the Six Month Novel Programme plotting boot camp. Then I did a […]

Summary: Trying to sort out the structure for a novel with four viewpoints and four separate timelines turns out to be quite complicated! Definitely time to stop tweaking and actually write the thing now, though…   Monday: I wrote a review.   Tuesday: I realised the new structure for Colours wouldn’t work so I rethought […]

Summary: Ah, Stickwick! The writing retreat of champions! Five new short pieces completed, lots of brainstorming and a ton of structural work on the second novel. A very productive week.   Monday: I was up early so I found homes for a few unassigned pieces, sending them back out into the world for judgement. On […]