Summary: Paid work – hurrah! Double reading retreat – double hurrah! Monday: I had to get back into a proper working mindset this morning, to tackle my first paid editing project in more than six weeks – and it was a tough job, I can tell you! It didn’t help that it was nonfiction […]
Month: June 2025
Weeknotes – S09E24 – Work on the Horizon
Summary: Booked some work – hurrah! Also wrote a few new pieces of flash fiction – double hurrah! Monday: During my afternoon focus session, I uploaded my latest YouTube video and learned how to add manual chapter breaks. I also wrote a review of the book I finished the night before and added it […]
Weeknotes S09E23 – Keeping to a Routine?
Summary: Still trying to maintain some semblance of a productive routine, with mixed results. And still reading a ridiculous number of books. Monday: This afternoon, I wrote a GYWO discussion post about not having enough time for writing and then wrote a post for my own blog about having too much time for writing… […]
Too Much Time
Amusingly, the topic for my GYWO discussion post this month was about finding time for writing when you have a busy schedule and lots of other obligations. It’s amusing because I currently have the opposite problem – too much time! I haven’t had any paid work for a few weeks, and I’m discovering that, […]
Weeknotes – S09E22 – Still Mostly Chilling
Summary: Still mostly reading and doing YouTube filming and editing – can’t complain! Monday: I started the week with my favourite activity – filming clips for my new BookTube channel! I came up with an idea for a new video series over the weekend, which I’m really excited about, so I filmed the intro […]
Weeknotes – S09E21 – Hanging In There
Summary: Trying to keep to a good ‘project’ routine in the face of no paid work. Some success, but still a lack of motivation. Monday: Despite still not having any paid editing work to do, I decided to reinstate my ‘work’ routine. So, I was at my desk by 9:15am, ready to get on […]