Summary: It feels weird not to be working on a novel at the moment, but I did make progress in other areas, both paid and unpaid. Monday: I split the morning between paid editing projects – the cybersecurity book and the RPG text. In the afternoon, I had grand plans to continue with the […]
Tag: Weeknotes
Weeknotes – S08E22 – Bits and Pieces
Summary: This week was rather bitty and I don’t feel like I made a lot of progress, but there was at least some and that’s okay. Tuesday: I spent the morning re-establishing my usual routine by working on paid editing projects – the second half of the volunteering book, the second half of the […]
Weeknotes – S08E21 – Novel Revisions Complete!
Summary: Excellent progress on both client and personal projects – plus found some new freelancing friends to co-work with. Monday: I read the latest family book club pick in two days and wrote a not very comprehensive review. I also accidentally posted the latest Reviews Revisited episode of the podcast five days early… […]
Weeknotes – S08E20 – Front Loading
Summary: Early progress on client work and my own projects, then going away for the weekend. Monday: I split my morning between editing both my current client projects – the spy novel and the RPG text. Then I worked on revisions to my fifth novel, A Darkness Divided, for a bit. Tuesday: I […]
Weeknotes – S08E19 – Progress Where It Matters
Summary: I did lots of good client editing work and made considerable progress revising my novel – happy with that! Monday: I wrote a review of Winter in Madrid, which I finished over the weekend, and also an audiobook (The Liar’s Knot) that I decided to DNF. I also listened to a fair amount […]
Weeknotes – S08E17 – Three Months Ahead
Summary: I’m in the unprecedented situation of having paid editing work booked in till the end of July (I’m usually only working on a fortnightly cycle of panic), which is nice! Still making progress on the novel and trying not to let podcast stuff take over everything else. Monday: It was back to editing […]
Weeknotes – S08E16 – Do Less To Do More
Summary: I’m liking ‘taking a day off’ that turns into getting a ton of useful stuff done that usually slips off the bottom of the to-do list! Monday: I finished editing the interview book and sent it back to the author for review and approval. I also edited a large chunk more of the […]
Weeknotes – S08E15 – Reading, Reading, Reading
Summary: I’m on a real reading kick at the moment – long may it continue! Some good paid work going on, and also progress on the novel too. Monday: Two new client projects to start today – but, even more exciting, actually repeat clients! For both (action/adventure novel and interview skills book), I did […]
Weeknotes – S08E14 – Just About Holding On To Balance
Summary: Still pretty obsessed with my new podcast project, but I did also manage to focus on other things too along the way! Lots of great paid editing work on the docket too, so that’s nice! Monday: I edited another good chunk of both the thriller and the romance novel, both of which took […]
Weeknotes – S08E10 – Why Don’t I Want to Write My Novel?
Monday: I started this week’s work with a paid sample edit of a short story for a potential new client, which was fun. Then I worked on both the teen life skills book and the Revision Club novel, so a great range of projects – I love my job! The afternoon, however, was a different […]