Summary: The joy is definitely back! But I’m taking it slow, trying not to put too much pressure on my writing, in case it goes away again… Lots of good stuff this week, but in small chunks.   Monday: I woke up full of enthusiasm (despite having finished my major retreat project the day before) […]

Summary: Some great prep work early in the week, leading into my at-home retreat, which went extremely well. As ever, once I actually got started, it didn’t turn out to be as hard as I expected.   Monday: I consolidated my remaining Colours revision notes, in the hopes that reorganising them would provide a clearer […]

Summary: Fluctuating motivation and progress this week, but still progress overall.   Monday: I woke up with Colours writing itself in my head again, which was amazing. So I got up and did some work on it first thing – by choice rather than by scheduling! Later, Dave and I embarked on our first After […]

Summary: The start of the week was all about forcing myself to stick to the schedule, but the end of the week was all about enthusiasm, all thanks to a new course I started. So, yay for self-reflection, encouragement and community!   Monday: I did some submissions.   Thursday: I scheduled my usual writing time […]

Summary: Scheduling and trying to stick to a specific plan worked out this week. It was always tough to get going, but by the end of the week I made good progress on my second novel and felt like I was getting back on track with it.   Monday: I started out working on Colours, […]