Summary: A week of game and book reviews, with a scattering of submissions, as I was away on holiday. Back to work and writing again next week!   Monday: I played a new game – Happy City – which was fun and easy to learn, but complicated enough to require some strategising, and wrote my […]

Summary: There ended up being more to report this week than I expected, considering I’m on holiday!   Monday: I got some edits through on a short story of mine that is appearing in an upcoming anthology, so I reviewed and accepted those (one typo and lots of removed commas!). I also wrote four reviews […]

Summary: Got all my paid work done well before going away on holiday – but a spanner in the works means I won’t be getting round to working more on my current novel while I’m away…   Monday: I decided to stay at home today, rather than going to the cafe. I started with the […]

Summary: Very good work week, and technically a 7-day writing week, though no progress on the new novel, so perhaps not as industrious as I would have preferred.   Monday: Unexpected bank holiday, but not for me, as a freelancer’s work is never done! I made more comments on the YA fantasy novel, and start […]

Summary: Another book completed! Really excited about branching out into nonfiction – but also really keen to get back to novel number five when I can find the time/energy. Too much paid work – not a bad problem to have, really.   Monday: I wrote reviews for an audiobook – Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn […]

Summary: Novel number three is done! Perhaps my brain will finally accept I’m actually a novelist now? I also did some really good client work this week – still really enjoying the freelance lifestyle and getting to work on other people’s books for a living.   Monday: No client work to do today, so I […]

Summary: Getting excited about completing novel number three now! Plus, also doing good work for interesting clients. Can’t believe it’s September already, though – where has the year gone?   Monday: I was going to have today off, but I was feeling enthused, so I finished editing the fantasy novel and sent it back to […]

Summary: A bit up and down this week, but still very happy with progress in general, both with work and personal writing projects.   Monday: I made it to the cafe before 9am and spent some time scanning Upwork for new jobs. I pitched for quite a few, since my current projects would be coming […]

Summary: I really feel like I actually, properly got back into my routine this week, for the first time since the retreat in early June. I managed six-hour editing/writing days and worked on all three of my current book projects, which felt really good!   Monday: I wrote a review of a book I recently […]

Summary: I did manage one full day of both paid editing and working on my own writing projects this week! I was away Thursday through Sunday, though, so that’s not bad overall!   Monday: I worked mostly on the fantasy novel for my writing retreat friend today, though I also edited a chapter of the […]