Summary: My writing is still on hiatus, but I had plenty of paid editing work to do this week, and the YouTube/reading obsession is still in full force. Tuesday: I went into town for a now quite rare ‘day in the office’ as one of my friends calls it. I worked in Picturehouse Central […]
Month: July 2025
Weeknotes – S09E28 – Back to Basics
Summary: Somewhat back in the swing of things with client work, but not so much with my own writing. Monday: Back to work with more editing of the awesome fantasy novel I’m really enjoying. I completed a significant chunk today and felt good about it. After lunch, I hosted my usual Monday afternoon online […]
Weeknotes – S09E27 – Back in the Saddle
Summary: Getting back in the work saddle is easier when the work is fun and interesting! Monday: Back from a week-long reading retreat and straight into an in-depth copy edit of a 140,000-word fantasy novel (after a couple of months of almost no work…)! Luckily, it’s by one of my favourite clients and it’s […]
Too Much Reading?
Is it possible to read too much? I definitely tested that theory last week, when I went on a glorious week-long reading retreat (https://www.readingretreat.co.uk/) in Lincolnshire. The retreats normally run from Friday through Monday and then Tuesday through Friday, and it’s not usually allowed for readers to attend both retreats in the same week […]
Weeknotes – S09E26 – Retreat-tastic!
Summary: Mostly on retreat this week – which was glorious! Monday: Today was the halfway point of my week-long reading retreat. I did some filming for the related YouTube video – but mostly read, read and read some more! Tuesday: I reviewed the next four books I finished while on retreat and also […]