Summary:

I’ve intensified my schedule massively for the rest of June, in the hopes that I can then slacken off considerably in July and August. But the freelance editing work is building, which is great, but also stressful, since it’s getting harder to fit everything in!

 

Monday:

I managed to drag another Safeguarding scene out of my brain, though it was tough going.

I finished an audiobook and wrote my review.

I also did some more proofreading of Spectrum, then decided to call it a day.

 

Tuesday:

I finished a book and wrote my review.

 

Thursday:

There was still some faff and procrastination, but perhaps a little less than previously, before I finally got started on more Safeguarding scenes. I’d rejigged my schedule so that I could try and finish my draft by the end of the month, with the intention of possibly taking July off from thinking about novels. So, I did two scenes instead of one and it went pretty well overall.

Later, I got feedback on one of my Upwork projects and did some additional work to finish it off.

In the afternoon, I proofed some more of Spectrum.

 

Friday:

My first TL;DR anthology author sent the final version of his story through so I reread it and scored it for possible inclusion in the anthology.

 

Saturday:

I started out with a new Safeguarding scene, then did a paid editing job, then went back to complete my second Safeguarding scene of the session.

Later, I started on the final week of the Freelance Bootcamp.

 

Sunday:

I started the day by writing down all the writing-related tasks I wanted to complete, in order of priority. I estimated it would add up to nine hours of work!

First came the easiest one – a short and simple developmental editing job from Upwork, which I completed in 20 minutes.

Then it was back to Safeguarding to write the next scene.

Next on the list was another paid editing project – my largest to date, which had come through the night before. I spaced out several sessions of working on this throughout the day, alternating with other things.

I did another Safeguarding scene and then stopped for lunch – just over three hours done!

I did a total of 3.75 on the big editing project, and also completed the Freelance Bootcamp, as well as doing the next block of proofing Spectrum.

Eight hours done – whew!

I decided I’d call it a day at that point, and take the whole of Monday off to relax.