Summary:

My writing week didn’t go entirely according to plan, but all progress is good progress! And sometimes things get in the way, and it’s okay.

 

Monday:

Today was the start of my ‘new routine’! I had decided that, on returning from the writing retreat, I would establish a new routine of paid work and personal projects on Mon/Tue/Fri (with the option to work on my own writing on Thursdays as well), spending Mon/Fri at the cafe.

I started with my paid editing projects, wanting to get back into a decent work ethic, and hoping that being in the cafe would keep me focused to work on my personal projects later in the day.

I edited the next section of the self-help/mathematics books, and also the next chapter of the environmental thriller.

Then I went back to the autobiography, pushing past the section that had already been edited by the client and into the unknown territory of the rest of the book.

After lunch, I brainstormed some Legacy developments, did some more work on the short story expansion, and typed up some of my outlining notes, all building on things I started on retreat.

So, I did manage to do at least some work on all the projects on my list, and it felt like a pretty long day, even though I was done by 3pm!

 

Tuesday:

I started with the next section of the autobiography, which was a bit more in need of editing than the earlier sections, but not as badly as I’d feared.

I also completed editing the self-help/mathematics books, which I really enjoyed, and sent it back to the author for approval.

After lunch, I had the weekly Revision Club call to keep me focused but I couldn’t move on to my own projects, as the TV script writer had sent over a new version, so I edited half of that.

It was wonderful to see and speak to all the Revision Club crew, but I totally ran out of steam, once I’d finished my paid editing work, so I decided to take a break until my meditation class.

Much later, I typed up some more of my outlining notes and started gathering my resources to put together my master revision plan for Legacy.

 

Wednesday:

I edited the latest podcast episode.

I also worked on the Legacy revision plan and typed up more outlining notes.

 

Thursday:

I finished an audiobook and wrote my review.

The self-help/mathematics author sent me the acknowledgements page to edit – and he’d thanked me, which was sweet! I made a few minor amendments and sent it back.

 

Friday:

Back to the cafe today for a proper working day.

I started by completing the copy edit of the TV script and sending it back to the author for review and approval. Then I edited the next section of the environmental thriller, before going back to the autobiography for a bit.

Shortly before lunch, my day was interrupted by important family stuff, so I didn’t get to my own projects – but at least I completed all the paid projects that had deadlines of the end of the week.

Plus, the beauty of being a freelancer meant I could dedicate necessary time and attention away from work, without having to officially take time off, and I knew I would have the flexibility to fit work around other obligations, where required.