Summary:   I experienced both accomplishment and doubt this week, so a fairly typical few days as a writer! I’m generally very pleased with the focus I’m managing to keep on my writing, but I’m also very well aware how far I still have to go to get where I want to be. Monday:   […]

Summary: Good use of available time this week, and two new cafes discovered that are okay for emergency writing sessions. I’m also doing very well on my habit pledge, as I’ve only missed two writing days in the year so far.   Monday: I planned to have today off from writing, but was adding submission […]

Summary: Writing every day, which is very unusual for me. Some days, it was just the Writers’ Block Detox prompt, but it all counts!   Monday: I made my way to Good and Proper to meet Ann, not feeling particularly enthused. I decided just to work on one thing at a time, see how it […]

Summary:   Lots of focus on writing this week, but I perhaps overestimated how much my brain would be prepared to put up with. It’s good to have lots of things to work on, but I need to be realistic about what I can achieve, and also make sure I schedule in time to relax! […]

Summary: Not too much done this week, but more than I expected, so  good end to the year!   Wednesday: I had some random inspiration about a major plot point in Colours so wrote some hasty notes to ensure I didn’t lose the new ideas.   Friday: I hadn’t intended to write anything on the […]

Summary:   I managed to work on writing projects every day of my week off before Christmas, which was satisfying, and made me feel better about taking some time off over the festive period. Big plans for the New Year, though!   Monday:   An interminable trip to Lowestoft gave me the opportunity to write […]

Summary: Lots of plans to think about for next year – and hopefully some more stuff to achieve this year.   Monday: Very slow start to my writing date with Ann today. I still felt scattered and it was hard to get on with stuff. I eventually started with this month’s discussion post for GYWO, […]

Summary:   Lots of stuff whirring around in my head at the moment, which makes me feel a bit scatty, but it’s exciting (if a bit daunting) to have two big projects I love on the go.   Monday:   Last morning at the Devon writing retreat and I completed one more scene of the […]

Summary:   Another week where sticking to scheduled writing time has produced excellent results. As ever, it’s not about being in the right frame of mind, it’s about sitting down and just getting the words out onto the page. But why is that so hard, when it’s what I really want to do?   Monday: […]

Summary:   Lots of time spent on writing projects this week, but not much in the way of actual writing. Planning, brainstorming, editing, and typing up notes are all really important things that need to be done, but it never feels like I’m making much progress when I spend time doing them.   Monday:   […]